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, 9 January 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:15
- Sunset
- 16:23
- Next sunrise
- 08:15
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:15 – 08:56
- 2♀︎ Venus08:56 – 09:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:37 – 10:17
- 4☽︎ Moon10:17 – 10:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:58 – 11:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:39 – 12:19
- 7♂︎ Mars12:19 – 13:00
- 8☉︎ Sun13:00 – 13:41
- 9♀︎ Venus13:41 – 14:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:21 – 15:02
- 11☽︎ Moon15:02 – 15:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:43 – 16:23
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:23 – 17:42
- 2♂︎ Mars17:42 – 19:02
- 3☉︎ Sun19:02 – 20:21
- 4♀︎ Venus20:21 – 21:40
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:40 – 23:00
- 6☽︎ Moon23:00 – 00:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:19 – 01:38
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:38 – 02:58
- 9♂︎ Mars02:58 – 04:17
- 10☉︎ Sun04:17 – 05:36
- 11♀︎ Venus05:36 – 06:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:56 – 08:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Cardiff?
On Sunday, 9 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:15 and sets at 16:23: the day lasts 8h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:15, lasts 15h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:15 to 08:56: 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.