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, 24 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:55
- Sunset
- 21:16
- Next sunrise
- 04:54
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:55 – 06:17
- 2♀︎ Venus06:17 – 07:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:39 – 09:00
- 4☽︎ Moon09:00 – 10:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:22 – 11:44
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:44 – 13:06
- 7♂︎ Mars13:06 – 14:28
- 8☉︎ Sun14:28 – 15:49
- 9♀︎ Venus15:49 – 17:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:11 – 18:33
- 11☽︎ Moon18:33 – 19:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:55 – 21:16
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:16 – 21:55
- 2♂︎ Mars21:55 – 22:33
- 3☉︎ Sun22:33 – 23:11
- 4♀︎ Venus23:11 – 23:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:49 – 00:27
- 6☽︎ Moon00:27 – 01:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:05 – 01:43
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:43 – 02:21
- 9♂︎ Mars02:21 – 03:00
- 10☉︎ Sun03:00 – 03:38
- 11♀︎ Venus03:38 – 04:16
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:16 – 04:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Manchester?
On Sunday, 24 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:55 and sets at 21:16: the day lasts 16h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:54, lasts 7h 37m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:55 to 06:17: 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.