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, 10 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 04:50
- Sunset
- 21:31
- Next sunrise
- 04:51
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus04:50 – 06:13
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:13 – 07:37
- 3☽︎ Moon07:37 – 09:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:00 – 10:24
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:24 – 11:47
- 6♂︎ Mars11:47 – 13:10
- 7☉︎ Sun13:10 – 14:34
- 8♀︎ Venus14:34 – 15:57
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:57 – 17:21
- 10☽︎ Moon17:21 – 18:44
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:44 – 20:08
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:08 – 21:31
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:31 – 22:08
- 2☉︎ Sun22:08 – 22:44
- 3♀︎ Venus22:44 – 23:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:21 – 23:58
- 5☽︎ Moon23:58 – 00:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:34 – 01:11
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:11 – 01:48
- 8♂︎ Mars01:48 – 02:24
- 9☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:01
- 10♀︎ Venus03:01 – 03:38
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:38 – 04:14
- 12☽︎ Moon04:14 – 04:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sheffield?
On Friday, 10 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:50 and sets at 21:31: the day lasts 16h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:51, lasts 7h 20m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 04:50 to 06:13: 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.