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, 25 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 16:50
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:54 – 07:44
- 2♀︎ Venus07:44 – 08:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:33 – 09:23
- 4☽︎ Moon09:23 – 10:13
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:13 – 11:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:02 – 11:52
- 7♂︎ Mars11:52 – 12:42
- 8☉︎ Sun12:42 – 13:31
- 9♀︎ Venus13:31 – 14:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:21 – 15:11
- 11☽︎ Moon15:11 – 16:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:01 – 16:50
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:50 – 18:01
- 2♂︎ Mars18:01 – 19:11
- 3☉︎ Sun19:11 – 20:22
- 4♀︎ Venus20:22 – 21:32
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:32 – 22:43
- 6☽︎ Moon22:43 – 23:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:53 – 01:04
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:04 – 02:14
- 9♂︎ Mars02:14 – 03:24
- 10☉︎ Sun03:24 – 04:35
- 11♀︎ Venus04:35 – 05:45
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:45 – 06:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Manchester?
On Sunday, 25 October 2026, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 16:50: the day lasts 9h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 14h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:54 to 07:44: 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.