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, 5 February 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:42
- Sunset
- 17:06
- Next sunrise
- 07:40
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:42 – 08:29
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:29 – 09:16
- 3☽︎ Moon09:16 – 10:03
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:03 – 10:50
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:50 – 11:37
- 6♂︎ Mars11:37 – 12:24
- 7☉︎ Sun12:24 – 13:11
- 8♀︎ Venus13:11 – 13:58
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:58 – 14:45
- 10☽︎ Moon14:45 – 15:32
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:32 – 16:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:19 – 17:06
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:06 – 18:19
- 2☉︎ Sun18:19 – 19:32
- 3♀︎ Venus19:32 – 20:45
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:45 – 21:58
- 5☽︎ Moon21:58 – 23:11
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:11 – 00:23
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:23 – 01:36
- 8♂︎ Mars01:36 – 02:49
- 9☉︎ Sun02:49 – 04:02
- 10♀︎ Venus04:02 – 05:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:15 – 06:28
- 12☽︎ Moon06:28 – 07:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bristol?
On Friday, 5 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:42 and sets at 17:06: the day lasts 9h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:40, lasts 14h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:42 to 08:29: 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.