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, 24 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:22
- Sunset
- 21:10
- Next sunrise
- 05:24
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:22 – 06:41
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:41 – 08:00
- 3☽︎ Moon08:00 – 09:19
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:19 – 10:38
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:38 – 11:57
- 6♂︎ Mars11:57 – 13:16
- 7☉︎ Sun13:16 – 14:35
- 8♀︎ Venus14:35 – 15:54
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:54 – 17:13
- 10☽︎ Moon17:13 – 18:32
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:32 – 19:51
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:51 – 21:10
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:10 – 21:51
- 2☉︎ Sun21:51 – 22:32
- 3♀︎ Venus22:32 – 23:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:13 – 23:54
- 5☽︎ Moon23:54 – 00:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:36 – 01:17
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:17 – 01:58
- 8♂︎ Mars01:58 – 02:39
- 9☉︎ Sun02:39 – 03:20
- 10♀︎ Venus03:20 – 04:01
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:01 – 04:42
- 12☽︎ Moon04:42 – 05:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bristol?
On Friday, 24 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:22 and sets at 21:10: the day lasts 15h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:24, lasts 8h 14m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:22 to 06:41: 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.