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 Wednesday, 3 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:57
- Sunset
- 21:20
- Next sunrise
- 04:57
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:57 – 06:19
- 2☽︎ Moon06:19 – 07:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:41 – 09:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:03 – 10:25
- 5♂︎ Mars10:25 – 11:47
- 6☉︎ Sun11:47 – 13:08
- 7♀︎ Venus13:08 – 14:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:30 – 15:52
- 9☽︎ Moon15:52 – 17:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:14 – 18:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:36 – 19:58
- 12♂︎ Mars19:58 – 21:20
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:20 – 21:58
- 2♀︎ Venus21:58 – 22:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:36 – 23:14
- 4☽︎ Moon23:14 – 23:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:52 – 00:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:30 – 01:08
- 7♂︎ Mars01:08 – 01:46
- 8☉︎ Sun01:46 – 02:24
- 9♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:02 – 03:40
- 11☽︎ Moon03:40 – 04:18
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:18 – 04:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bristol?
On Wednesday, 3 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:57 and sets at 21:20: the day lasts 16h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:57, lasts 7h 37m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:57 to 06:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.