Planetary hours
in Sheffield.
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, 3 January 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:20
- Sunset
- 16:00
- Next sunrise
- 08:20
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:20 – 08:59
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:59 – 09:37
- 3☽︎ Moon09:37 – 10:15
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:15 – 10:54
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:54 – 11:32
- 6♂︎ Mars11:32 – 12:10
- 7☉︎ Sun12:10 – 12:48
- 8♀︎ Venus12:48 – 13:27
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:27 – 14:05
- 10☽︎ Moon14:05 – 14:43
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:43 – 15:22
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:22 – 16:00
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:00 – 17:22
- 2☉︎ Sun17:22 – 18:43
- 3♀︎ Venus18:43 – 20:05
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:05 – 21:27
- 5☽︎ Moon21:27 – 22:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:48 – 00:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:10 – 01:32
- 8♂︎ Mars01:32 – 02:53
- 9☉︎ Sun02:53 – 04:15
- 10♀︎ Venus04:15 – 05:37
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:37 – 06:58
- 12☽︎ Moon06:58 – 08:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sheffield?
On Friday, 3 January 2025, the Sun rises at 08:20 and sets at 16:00: the day lasts 7h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:20, lasts 16h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:20 to 08:59: 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.