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, 27 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 18:55
- Next sunrise
- 07:05
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:03 – 08:02
- 2♀︎ Venus08:02 – 09:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:02 – 10:01
- 4☽︎ Moon10:01 – 11:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:00 – 12:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:00 – 12:59
- 7♂︎ Mars12:59 – 13:58
- 8☉︎ Sun13:58 – 14:58
- 9♀︎ Venus14:58 – 15:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:57 – 16:56
- 11☽︎ Moon16:56 – 17:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:56 – 18:55
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:55 – 19:56
- 2♂︎ Mars19:56 – 20:57
- 3☉︎ Sun20:57 – 21:57
- 4♀︎ Venus21:57 – 22:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:58 – 23:59
- 6☽︎ Moon23:59 – 01:00
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:00 – 02:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:01 – 03:01
- 9♂︎ Mars03:01 – 04:02
- 10☉︎ Sun04:02 – 05:03
- 11♀︎ Venus05:03 – 06:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:04 – 07:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Manchester?
On Sunday, 27 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 18:55: the day lasts 11h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:05, lasts 12h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:03 to 08:02: 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.