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, 26 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:25
- Sunset
- 21:07
- Next sunrise
- 05:26
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:25 – 06:43
- 2♀︎ Venus06:43 – 08:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:02 – 09:20
- 4☽︎ Moon09:20 – 10:39
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:39 – 11:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:57 – 13:16
- 7♂︎ Mars13:16 – 14:35
- 8☉︎ Sun14:35 – 15:53
- 9♀︎ Venus15:53 – 17:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:12 – 18:30
- 11☽︎ Moon18:30 – 19:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:49 – 21:07
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:07 – 21:49
- 2♂︎ Mars21:49 – 22:30
- 3☉︎ Sun22:30 – 23:12
- 4♀︎ Venus23:12 – 23:53
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:53 – 00:35
- 6☽︎ Moon00:35 – 01:17
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:17 – 01:58
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:58 – 02:40
- 9♂︎ Mars02:40 – 03:22
- 10☉︎ Sun03:22 – 04:03
- 11♀︎ Venus04:03 – 04:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:45 – 05:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bristol?
On Sunday, 26 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:25 and sets at 21:07: the day lasts 15h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:26, lasts 8h 19m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:25 to 06:43: 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.