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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 16:38
- Next sunrise
- 07:10
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/London).
Right now☉︎ Hour of the Sun — hour 1 of the night, until 17:50
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:08 – 07:56
- 2☽︎ Moon07:56 – 08:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:43 – 09:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:31 – 10:18
- 5♂︎ Mars10:18 – 11:06
- 6☉︎ Sun11:06 – 11:53
- 7♀︎ Venus11:53 – 12:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:41 – 13:28
- 9☽︎ Moon13:28 – 14:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:15 – 15:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:03 – 15:50
- 12♂︎ Mars15:50 – 16:38
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:38 – 17:50
- 2♀︎ Venus17:50 – 19:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:03 – 20:16
- 4☽︎ Moon20:16 – 21:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:29 – 22:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:41 – 23:54
- 7♂︎ Mars23:54 – 01:07
- 8☉︎ Sun01:07 – 02:19
- 9♀︎ Venus02:19 – 03:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:32 – 04:45
- 11☽︎ Moon04:45 – 05:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:58 – 07:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bristol?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:08 and sets at 16:38: the day lasts 9h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:10, lasts 14h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:08 to 07:56: 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.