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 Sunday, 2 February 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:46
- Sunset
- 17:02
- Next sunrise
- 07:45
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:46 – 08:32
- 2♀︎ Venus08:32 – 09:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:19 – 10:05
- 4☽︎ Moon10:05 – 10:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:51 – 11:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:38 – 12:24
- 7♂︎ Mars12:24 – 13:10
- 8☉︎ Sun13:10 – 13:57
- 9♀︎ Venus13:57 – 14:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:43 – 15:29
- 11☽︎ Moon15:29 – 16:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:15 – 17:02
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:02 – 18:15
- 2♂︎ Mars18:15 – 19:29
- 3☉︎ Sun19:29 – 20:42
- 4♀︎ Venus20:42 – 21:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:56 – 23:10
- 6☽︎ Moon23:10 – 00:23
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:23 – 01:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:37 – 02:50
- 9♂︎ Mars02:50 – 04:04
- 10☉︎ Sun04:04 – 05:17
- 11♀︎ Venus05:17 – 06:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:31 – 07:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bristol?
On Sunday, 2 February 2025, the Sun rises at 07:46 and sets at 17:02: the day lasts 9h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:45, lasts 14h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:46 to 08:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.