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 Monday, 3 January 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:15
- Sunset
- 16:13
- Next sunrise
- 08:15
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:15 – 08:55
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:55 – 09:35
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:35 – 10:15
- 4♂︎ Mars10:15 – 10:55
- 5☉︎ Sun10:55 – 11:34
- 6♀︎ Venus11:34 – 12:14
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:14 – 12:54
- 8☽︎ Moon12:54 – 13:34
- 9♄︎ Saturn13:34 – 14:14
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:14 – 14:54
- 11♂︎ Mars14:54 – 15:34
- 12☉︎ Sun15:34 – 16:13
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:13 – 17:34
- 2☿︎ Mercury17:34 – 18:54
- 3☽︎ Moon18:54 – 20:14
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:14 – 21:34
- 5♃︎ Jupiter21:34 – 22:54
- 6♂︎ Mars22:54 – 00:14
- 7☉︎ Sun00:14 – 01:34
- 8♀︎ Venus01:34 – 02:54
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:54 – 04:15
- 10☽︎ Moon04:15 – 05:35
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:35 – 06:55
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:55 – 08:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bristol?
On Monday, 3 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:15 and sets at 16:13: the day lasts 7h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:15, lasts 16h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:15 to 08:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.