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Planetary hours · Manchester (United Kingdom)

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 Friday, 18 December 2026: day of Venus

Sunrise
08:20
Sunset
15:50
Next sunrise
08:21

A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/London).

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus08:20 – 08:58
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury08:58 – 09:35
  3. 3☽︎ Moon09:35 – 10:13
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn10:13 – 10:50
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter10:50 – 11:28
  6. 6♂︎ Mars11:28 – 12:05
  7. 7☉︎ Sun12:05 – 12:42
  8. 8♀︎ Venus12:42 – 13:20
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury13:20 – 13:57
  10. 10☽︎ Moon13:57 – 14:35
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn14:35 – 15:12
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter15:12 – 15:50

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars15:50 – 17:12
  2. 2☉︎ Sun17:12 – 18:35
  3. 3♀︎ Venus18:35 – 19:57
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury19:57 – 21:20
  5. 5☽︎ Moon21:20 – 22:43
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn22:43 – 00:05
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter00:05 – 01:28
  8. 8♂︎ Mars01:28 – 02:51
  9. 9☉︎ Sun02:51 – 04:13
  10. 10♀︎ Venus04:13 – 05:36
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury05:36 – 06:59
  12. 12☽︎ Moon06:59 – 08:21

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Manchester?

On Friday, 18 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:20 and sets at 15:50: the day lasts 7h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:21, lasts 16h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 08:20 to 08:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus again.

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