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, 20 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:51
- Sunset
- 19:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:51 – 07:52
- 2♀︎ Venus07:52 – 08:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:54 – 09:56
- 4☽︎ Moon09:56 – 10:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:58 – 12:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:00 – 13:01
- 7♂︎ Mars13:01 – 14:03
- 8☉︎ Sun14:03 – 15:05
- 9♀︎ Venus15:05 – 16:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:07 – 17:09
- 11☽︎ Moon17:09 – 18:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:10 – 19:12
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:12 – 20:10
- 2♂︎ Mars20:10 – 21:09
- 3☉︎ Sun21:09 – 22:07
- 4♀︎ Venus22:07 – 23:06
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:06 – 00:04
- 6☽︎ Moon00:04 – 01:02
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:02 – 02:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:01 – 02:59
- 9♂︎ Mars02:59 – 03:57
- 10☉︎ Sun03:57 – 04:56
- 11♀︎ Venus04:56 – 05:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:54 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Manchester?
On Sunday, 20 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:51 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 12h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 11h 40m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:51 to 07:52: 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.