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, 5 April 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 19:51
- Next sunrise
- 06:33
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:35 – 07:42
- 2☽︎ Moon07:42 – 08:48
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:48 – 09:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:54 – 11:00
- 5♂︎ Mars11:00 – 12:07
- 6☉︎ Sun12:07 – 13:13
- 7♀︎ Venus13:13 – 14:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:19 – 15:26
- 9☽︎ Moon15:26 – 16:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:32 – 17:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:38 – 18:44
- 12♂︎ Mars18:44 – 19:51
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:51 – 20:44
- 2♀︎ Venus20:44 – 21:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:38 – 22:31
- 4☽︎ Moon22:31 – 23:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:25 – 00:18
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:18 – 01:12
- 7♂︎ Mars01:12 – 02:05
- 8☉︎ Sun02:05 – 02:59
- 9♀︎ Venus02:59 – 03:52
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:52 – 04:46
- 11☽︎ Moon04:46 – 05:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:40 – 06:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bristol?
On Wednesday, 5 April 2028, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 19:51: the day lasts 13h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:33, lasts 10h 42m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:35 to 07:42: 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.