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 Sunday, 27 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 16:09
- Next sunrise
- 08:18
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:17 – 08:57
- 2♀︎ Venus08:57 – 09:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:36 – 10:15
- 4☽︎ Moon10:15 – 10:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:55 – 11:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:34 – 12:13
- 7♂︎ Mars12:13 – 12:53
- 8☉︎ Sun12:53 – 13:32
- 9♀︎ Venus13:32 – 14:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:11 – 14:51
- 11☽︎ Moon14:51 – 15:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:30 – 16:09
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:09 – 17:30
- 2♂︎ Mars17:30 – 18:51
- 3☉︎ Sun18:51 – 20:11
- 4♀︎ Venus20:11 – 21:32
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:32 – 22:53
- 6☽︎ Moon22:53 – 00:13
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:13 – 01:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:34 – 02:55
- 9♂︎ Mars02:55 – 04:16
- 10☉︎ Sun04:16 – 05:36
- 11♀︎ Venus05:36 – 06:57
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:57 – 08:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cardiff?
On Sunday, 27 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 16:09: the day lasts 7h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:18, lasts 16h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:17 to 08:57: 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.