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, 8 August 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 20:46
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:44 – 06:59
- 2♀︎ Venus06:59 – 08:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:14 – 09:30
- 4☽︎ Moon09:30 – 10:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:45 – 12:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:00 – 13:15
- 7♂︎ Mars13:15 – 14:30
- 8☉︎ Sun14:30 – 15:45
- 9♀︎ Venus15:45 – 17:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:01 – 18:16
- 11☽︎ Moon18:16 – 19:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:31 – 20:46
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:46 – 21:31
- 2♂︎ Mars21:31 – 22:16
- 3☉︎ Sun22:16 – 23:01
- 4♀︎ Venus23:01 – 23:46
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:46 – 00:31
- 6☽︎ Moon00:31 – 01:16
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:16 – 02:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:01 – 02:46
- 9♂︎ Mars02:46 – 03:31
- 10☉︎ Sun03:31 – 04:16
- 11♀︎ Venus04:16 – 05:01
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:01 – 05:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bristol?
On Sunday, 8 August 2027, the Sun rises at 05:44 and sets at 20:46: the day lasts 15h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 9h 00m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:44 to 06:59: 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.