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, 22 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:58
- Sunset
- 21:14
- Next sunrise
- 04:56
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:58 – 06:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:19 – 07:40
- 3☽︎ Moon07:40 – 09:02
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:02 – 10:23
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:23 – 11:44
- 6♂︎ Mars11:44 – 13:06
- 7☉︎ Sun13:06 – 14:27
- 8♀︎ Venus14:27 – 15:48
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:48 – 17:10
- 10☽︎ Moon17:10 – 18:31
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:31 – 19:52
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:52 – 21:14
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:14 – 21:52
- 2☉︎ Sun21:52 – 22:31
- 3♀︎ Venus22:31 – 23:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:09 – 23:48
- 5☽︎ Moon23:48 – 00:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:26 – 01:05
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:05 – 01:44
- 8♂︎ Mars01:44 – 02:22
- 9☉︎ Sun02:22 – 03:01
- 10♀︎ Venus03:01 – 03:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:39 – 04:18
- 12☽︎ Moon04:18 – 04:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Manchester?
On Friday, 22 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:58 and sets at 21:14: the day lasts 16h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:56, lasts 7h 43m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:58 to 06:19: 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.