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, 29 March 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 19:38
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:49 – 07:53
- 2♀︎ Venus07:53 – 08:57
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:57 – 10:02
- 4☽︎ Moon10:02 – 11:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:06 – 12:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:10 – 13:14
- 7♂︎ Mars13:14 – 14:18
- 8☉︎ Sun14:18 – 15:22
- 9♀︎ Venus15:22 – 16:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:26 – 17:30
- 11☽︎ Moon17:30 – 18:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:34 – 19:38
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:38 – 20:34
- 2♂︎ Mars20:34 – 21:30
- 3☉︎ Sun21:30 – 22:25
- 4♀︎ Venus22:25 – 23:21
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:21 – 00:17
- 6☽︎ Moon00:17 – 01:13
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:13 – 02:08
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:08 – 03:04
- 9♂︎ Mars03:04 – 04:00
- 10☉︎ Sun04:00 – 04:55
- 11♀︎ Venus04:55 – 05:51
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:51 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Manchester?
On Sunday, 29 March 2026, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 19:38: the day lasts 12h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 11h 09m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:49 to 07:53: 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.