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, 4 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:15
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:15 – 08:12
- 2♀︎ Venus08:12 – 09:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:09 – 10:06
- 4☽︎ Moon10:06 – 11:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:03 – 12:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:00 – 12:57
- 7♂︎ Mars12:57 – 13:54
- 8☉︎ Sun13:54 – 14:50
- 9♀︎ Venus14:50 – 15:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:47 – 16:44
- 11☽︎ Moon16:44 – 17:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:41 – 18:38
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:38 – 19:41
- 2♂︎ Mars19:41 – 20:45
- 3☉︎ Sun20:45 – 21:48
- 4♀︎ Venus21:48 – 22:51
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:51 – 23:54
- 6☽︎ Moon23:54 – 00:58
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:58 – 02:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:01 – 03:04
- 9♂︎ Mars03:04 – 04:07
- 10☉︎ Sun04:07 – 05:11
- 11♀︎ Venus05:11 – 06:14
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:14 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Manchester?
On Sunday, 4 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:15 and sets at 18:38: the day lasts 11h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 12h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:15 to 08:12: 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.