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, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:38
- Sunset
- 20:49
- Next sunrise
- 05:39
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:38 – 06:53
- 2♀︎ Venus06:53 – 08:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:09 – 09:25
- 4☽︎ Moon09:25 – 10:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:41 – 11:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:57 – 13:13
- 7♂︎ Mars13:13 – 14:29
- 8☉︎ Sun14:29 – 15:45
- 9♀︎ Venus15:45 – 17:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:01 – 18:17
- 11☽︎ Moon18:17 – 19:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:33 – 20:49
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:49 – 21:33
- 2♂︎ Mars21:33 – 22:18
- 3☉︎ Sun22:18 – 23:02
- 4♀︎ Venus23:02 – 23:46
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:46 – 00:30
- 6☽︎ Moon00:30 – 01:14
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:14 – 01:58
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:58 – 02:43
- 9♂︎ Mars02:43 – 03:27
- 10☉︎ Sun03:27 – 04:11
- 11♀︎ Venus04:11 – 04:55
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:55 – 05:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Manchester?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:38 and sets at 20:49: the day lasts 15h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:39, lasts 8h 50m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:38 to 06:53: 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.