Planetary hours
in Manchester.
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, 22 December 2024: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:23
- Sunset
- 15:52
- Next sunrise
- 08:23
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:23 – 09:00
- 2♀︎ Venus09:00 – 09:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:38 – 10:15
- 4☽︎ Moon10:15 – 10:53
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:53 – 11:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:07
- 7♂︎ Mars12:07 – 12:45
- 8☉︎ Sun12:45 – 13:22
- 9♀︎ Venus13:22 – 13:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:59 – 14:37
- 11☽︎ Moon14:37 – 15:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:14 – 15:52
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:52 – 17:14
- 2♂︎ Mars17:14 – 18:37
- 3☉︎ Sun18:37 – 20:00
- 4♀︎ Venus20:00 – 21:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:22 – 22:45
- 6☽︎ Moon22:45 – 00:07
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:07 – 01:30
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:30 – 02:53
- 9♂︎ Mars02:53 – 04:15
- 10☉︎ Sun04:15 – 05:38
- 11♀︎ Venus05:38 – 07:01
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:01 – 08:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Manchester?
On Sunday, 22 December 2024, the Sun rises at 08:23 and sets at 15:52: the day lasts 7h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:23, lasts 16h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:23 to 09:00: 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.