Planetary hours
in Cardiff.
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 Saturday, 5 August 2023: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 20:54
- Next sunrise
- 05:43
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:42 – 06:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:58 – 08:14
- 3♂︎ Mars08:14 – 09:30
- 4☉︎ Sun09:30 – 10:46
- 5♀︎ Venus10:46 – 12:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:02 – 13:18
- 7☽︎ Moon13:18 – 14:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:34 – 15:50
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:50 – 17:06
- 10♂︎ Mars17:06 – 18:22
- 11☉︎ Sun18:22 – 19:38
- 12♀︎ Venus19:38 – 20:54
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:54 – 21:38
- 2☽︎ Moon21:38 – 22:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:22 – 23:06
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:06 – 23:50
- 5♂︎ Mars23:50 – 00:34
- 6☉︎ Sun00:34 – 01:19
- 7♀︎ Venus01:19 – 02:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:03 – 02:47
- 9☽︎ Moon02:47 – 03:31
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:31 – 04:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:15 – 04:59
- 12♂︎ Mars04:59 – 05:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cardiff?
On Saturday, 5 August 2023, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 20:54: the day lasts 15h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:43, lasts 8h 49m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:42 to 06:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.