Planetary hours
in Bradford.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Saturday, 8 January 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:22
- Sunset
- 16:05
- Next sunrise
- 08:21
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:22 – 09:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:00 – 09:39
- 3♂︎ Mars09:39 – 10:17
- 4☉︎ Sun10:17 – 10:56
- 5♀︎ Venus10:56 – 11:35
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:35 – 12:13
- 7☽︎ Moon12:13 – 12:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:52 – 13:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:30 – 14:09
- 10♂︎ Mars14:09 – 14:47
- 11☉︎ Sun14:47 – 15:26
- 12♀︎ Venus15:26 – 16:05
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:05 – 17:26
- 2☽︎ Moon17:26 – 18:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:47 – 20:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:09 – 21:30
- 5♂︎ Mars21:30 – 22:51
- 6☉︎ Sun22:51 – 00:13
- 7♀︎ Venus00:13 – 01:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:34 – 02:56
- 9☽︎ Moon02:56 – 04:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:17 – 05:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:38 – 07:00
- 12♂︎ Mars07:00 – 08:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bradford?
On Saturday, 8 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:22 and sets at 16:05: the day lasts 7h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:21, lasts 16h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:22 to 09:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.