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, 2 August 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:36
- Sunset
- 20:55
- Next sunrise
- 05:38
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:36 – 06:53
- 2☽︎ Moon06:53 – 08:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:09 – 09:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:26 – 10:42
- 5♂︎ Mars10:42 – 11:59
- 6☉︎ Sun11:59 – 13:16
- 7♀︎ Venus13:16 – 14:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:32 – 15:49
- 9☽︎ Moon15:49 – 17:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:05 – 18:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:22 – 19:39
- 12♂︎ Mars19:39 – 20:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:55 – 21:39
- 2♀︎ Venus21:39 – 22:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:22 – 23:06
- 4☽︎ Moon23:06 – 23:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:49 – 00:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:33 – 01:16
- 7♂︎ Mars01:16 – 02:00
- 8☉︎ Sun02:00 – 02:43
- 9♀︎ Venus02:43 – 03:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:27 – 04:10
- 11☽︎ Moon04:10 – 04:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:54 – 05:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Bristol?
On Wednesday, 2 August 2028, the Sun rises at 05:36 and sets at 20:55: the day lasts 15h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:38, lasts 8h 42m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:36 to 06:53: 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.