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 Friday, 21 November 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Sunset
- 16:03
- Next sunrise
- 07:47
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:45 – 08:27
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:27 – 09:08
- 3☽︎ Moon09:08 – 09:50
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:50 – 10:31
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:31 – 11:13
- 6♂︎ Mars11:13 – 11:54
- 7☉︎ Sun11:54 – 12:36
- 8♀︎ Venus12:36 – 13:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:17 – 13:59
- 10☽︎ Moon13:59 – 14:40
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:40 – 15:22
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:22 – 16:03
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:03 – 17:22
- 2☉︎ Sun17:22 – 18:40
- 3♀︎ Venus18:40 – 19:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:59 – 21:18
- 5☽︎ Moon21:18 – 22:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:36 – 23:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:55 – 01:14
- 8♂︎ Mars01:14 – 02:32
- 9☉︎ Sun02:32 – 03:51
- 10♀︎ Venus03:51 – 05:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:10 – 06:28
- 12☽︎ Moon06:28 – 07:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Manchester?
On Friday, 21 November 2025, the Sun rises at 07:45 and sets at 16:03: the day lasts 8h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:47, lasts 15h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:45 to 08:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.