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, 23 January 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:08
- Sunset
- 16:33
- Next sunrise
- 08:06
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:08 – 08:50
- 2♀︎ Venus08:50 – 09:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:32 – 10:14
- 4☽︎ Moon10:14 – 10:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:56 – 11:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:38 – 12:20
- 7♂︎ Mars12:20 – 13:03
- 8☉︎ Sun13:03 – 13:45
- 9♀︎ Venus13:45 – 14:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:27 – 15:09
- 11☽︎ Moon15:09 – 15:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:51 – 16:33
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:33 – 17:51
- 2♂︎ Mars17:51 – 19:09
- 3☉︎ Sun19:09 – 20:26
- 4♀︎ Venus20:26 – 21:44
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:44 – 23:02
- 6☽︎ Moon23:02 – 00:20
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:20 – 01:38
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:38 – 02:55
- 9♂︎ Mars02:55 – 04:13
- 10☉︎ Sun04:13 – 05:31
- 11♀︎ Venus05:31 – 06:49
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:49 – 08:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Manchester?
On Sunday, 23 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:08 and sets at 16:33: the day lasts 8h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:06, lasts 15h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:08 to 08:50: 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.