Planetary hours
in Bristol.
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, 7 December 2024: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:01
- Sunset
- 16:02
- Next sunrise
- 08:02
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:01 – 08:41
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:41 – 09:21
- 3♂︎ Mars09:21 – 10:01
- 4☉︎ Sun10:01 – 10:41
- 5♀︎ Venus10:41 – 11:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:21 – 12:01
- 7☽︎ Moon12:01 – 12:41
- 8♄︎ Saturn12:41 – 13:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:22 – 14:02
- 10♂︎ Mars14:02 – 14:42
- 11☉︎ Sun14:42 – 15:22
- 12♀︎ Venus15:22 – 16:02
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:02 – 17:22
- 2☽︎ Moon17:22 – 18:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn18:42 – 20:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:02 – 21:22
- 5♂︎ Mars21:22 – 22:42
- 6☉︎ Sun22:42 – 00:02
- 7♀︎ Venus00:02 – 01:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:22 – 02:42
- 9☽︎ Moon02:42 – 04:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:02 – 05:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:22 – 06:42
- 12♂︎ Mars06:42 – 08:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bristol?
On Saturday, 7 December 2024, the Sun rises at 08:01 and sets at 16:02: the day lasts 8h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:02, lasts 16h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:01 to 08:41: 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.