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, 20 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:36
- Sunset
- 16:14
- Next sunrise
- 07:38
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:36 – 08:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:19 – 09:02
- 3☽︎ Moon09:02 – 09:46
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:46 – 10:29
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:29 – 11:12
- 6♂︎ Mars11:12 – 11:55
- 7☉︎ Sun11:55 – 12:38
- 8♀︎ Venus12:38 – 13:22
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:22 – 14:05
- 10☽︎ Moon14:05 – 14:48
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:48 – 15:31
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:31 – 16:14
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:14 – 17:31
- 2☉︎ Sun17:31 – 18:48
- 3♀︎ Venus18:48 – 20:05
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:05 – 21:22
- 5☽︎ Moon21:22 – 22:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:39 – 23:56
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:56 – 01:13
- 8♂︎ Mars01:13 – 02:30
- 9☉︎ Sun02:30 – 03:47
- 10♀︎ Venus03:47 – 05:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:04 – 06:21
- 12☽︎ Moon06:21 – 07:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bristol?
On Friday, 20 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:36 and sets at 16:14: the day lasts 8h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:38, lasts 15h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:36 to 08:19: 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.