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 Saturday, 29 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 20:05
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:12 – 07:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:22 – 08:31
- 3♂︎ Mars08:31 – 09:41
- 4☉︎ Sun09:41 – 10:50
- 5♀︎ Venus10:50 – 11:59
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:59 – 13:09
- 7☽︎ Moon13:09 – 14:18
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:18 – 15:28
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:28 – 16:37
- 10♂︎ Mars16:37 – 17:46
- 11☉︎ Sun17:46 – 18:56
- 12♀︎ Venus18:56 – 20:05
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:05 – 20:56
- 2☽︎ Moon20:56 – 21:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:47 – 22:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:37 – 23:28
- 5♂︎ Mars23:28 – 00:19
- 6☉︎ Sun00:19 – 01:10
- 7♀︎ Venus01:10 – 02:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:00 – 02:51
- 9☽︎ Moon02:51 – 03:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:42 – 04:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:33 – 05:23
- 12♂︎ Mars05:23 – 06:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Manchester?
On Saturday, 29 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 20:05: the day lasts 13h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 10h 09m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:12 to 07:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.