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, 11 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:51
- Sunset
- 21:30
- Next sunrise
- 04:52
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:51 – 06:14
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:14 – 07:38
- 3♂︎ Mars07:38 – 09:01
- 4☉︎ Sun09:01 – 10:24
- 5♀︎ Venus10:24 – 11:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:47 – 13:11
- 7☽︎ Moon13:11 – 14:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:34 – 15:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:57 – 17:20
- 10♂︎ Mars17:20 – 18:44
- 11☉︎ Sun18:44 – 20:07
- 12♀︎ Venus20:07 – 21:30
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:30 – 22:07
- 2☽︎ Moon22:07 – 22:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:44 – 23:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:21 – 23:57
- 5♂︎ Mars23:57 – 00:34
- 6☉︎ Sun00:34 – 01:11
- 7♀︎ Venus01:11 – 01:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:48 – 02:25
- 9☽︎ Moon02:25 – 03:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:02 – 03:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:39 – 04:15
- 12♂︎ Mars04:15 – 04:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sheffield?
On Saturday, 11 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:51 and sets at 21:30: the day lasts 16h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:52, lasts 7h 22m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:51 to 06:14: 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.