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 Saturday, 4 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:44
- Sunset
- 21:35
- Next sunrise
- 04:45
A day hour lasts 1h 24m; a night hour, 36 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:44 – 06:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:08 – 07:33
- 3♂︎ Mars07:33 – 08:57
- 4☉︎ Sun08:57 – 10:21
- 5♀︎ Venus10:21 – 11:45
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:45 – 13:10
- 7☽︎ Moon13:10 – 14:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:34 – 15:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:58 – 17:22
- 10♂︎ Mars17:22 – 18:47
- 11☉︎ Sun18:47 – 20:11
- 12♀︎ Venus20:11 – 21:35
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:35 – 22:11
- 2☽︎ Moon22:11 – 22:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:47 – 23:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:23 – 23:58
- 5♂︎ Mars23:58 – 00:34
- 6☉︎ Sun00:34 – 01:10
- 7♀︎ Venus01:10 – 01:46
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:46 – 02:22
- 9☽︎ Moon02:22 – 02:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:57 – 03:33
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:33 – 04:09
- 12♂︎ Mars04:09 – 04:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sheffield?
On Saturday, 4 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:44 and sets at 21:35: the day lasts 16h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 24m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:45, lasts 7h 10m: twelve night hours of 36 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:44 to 06:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.