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 Thursday, 2 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 04:58
- Sunset
- 21:30
- Next sunrise
- 04:59
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter04:58 – 06:21
- 2♂︎ Mars06:21 – 07:43
- 3☉︎ Sun07:43 – 09:06
- 4♀︎ Venus09:06 – 10:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:29 – 11:51
- 6☽︎ Moon11:51 – 13:14
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:14 – 14:36
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:36 – 15:59
- 9♂︎ Mars15:59 – 17:22
- 10☉︎ Sun17:22 – 18:44
- 11♀︎ Venus18:44 – 20:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury20:07 – 21:30
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon21:30 – 22:07
- 2♄︎ Saturn22:07 – 22:45
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:45 – 23:22
- 4♂︎ Mars23:22 – 23:59
- 5☉︎ Sun23:59 – 00:37
- 6♀︎ Venus00:37 – 01:14
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:14 – 01:52
- 8☽︎ Moon01:52 – 02:29
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:29 – 03:06
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:06 – 03:44
- 11♂︎ Mars03:44 – 04:21
- 12☉︎ Sun04:21 – 04:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bristol?
On Thursday, 2 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:58 and sets at 21:30: the day lasts 16h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:59, lasts 7h 29m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 04:58 to 06:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.