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, 25 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:24
- Sunset
- 15:53
- Next sunrise
- 08:24
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:24 – 09:01
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:01 – 09:39
- 3☽︎ Moon09:39 – 10:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:16 – 10:54
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:54 – 11:31
- 6♂︎ Mars11:31 – 12:09
- 7☉︎ Sun12:09 – 12:46
- 8♀︎ Venus12:46 – 13:23
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:23 – 14:01
- 10☽︎ Moon14:01 – 14:38
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:38 – 15:16
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:16 – 15:53
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars15:53 – 17:16
- 2☉︎ Sun17:16 – 18:38
- 3♀︎ Venus18:38 – 20:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:01 – 21:24
- 5☽︎ Moon21:24 – 22:46
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:46 – 00:09
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:09 – 01:31
- 8♂︎ Mars01:31 – 02:54
- 9☉︎ Sun02:54 – 04:16
- 10♀︎ Venus04:16 – 05:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:39 – 07:02
- 12☽︎ Moon07:02 – 08:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Manchester?
On Friday, 25 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:24 and sets at 15:53: the day lasts 7h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:24, lasts 16h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:24 to 09:01: 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.
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.