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 Friday, 12 June 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:53
- Sunset
- 21:27
- Next sunrise
- 04:53
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:53 – 06:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:16 – 07:39
- 3☽︎ Moon07:39 – 09:01
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:01 – 10:24
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:24 – 11:47
- 6♂︎ Mars11:47 – 13:10
- 7☉︎ Sun13:10 – 14:33
- 8♀︎ Venus14:33 – 15:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:56 – 17:18
- 10☽︎ Moon17:18 – 18:41
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:41 – 20:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:04 – 21:27
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:27 – 22:04
- 2☉︎ Sun22:04 – 22:41
- 3♀︎ Venus22:41 – 23:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:18 – 23:56
- 5☽︎ Moon23:56 – 00:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:33 – 01:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:10 – 01:47
- 8♂︎ Mars01:47 – 02:24
- 9☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:01
- 10♀︎ Venus03:01 – 03:38
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:38 – 04:16
- 12☽︎ Moon04:16 – 04:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bristol?
On Friday, 12 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:53 and sets at 21:27: the day lasts 16h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:53, lasts 7h 26m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:53 to 06:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.