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 Wednesday, 15 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:56
- Sunset
- 21:26
- Next sunrise
- 04:57
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:56 – 06:19
- 2☽︎ Moon06:19 – 07:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:41 – 09:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:03 – 10:26
- 5♂︎ Mars10:26 – 11:48
- 6☉︎ Sun11:48 – 13:11
- 7♀︎ Venus13:11 – 14:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:33 – 15:56
- 9☽︎ Moon15:56 – 17:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:18 – 18:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:41 – 20:03
- 12♂︎ Mars20:03 – 21:26
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:26 – 22:04
- 2♀︎ Venus22:04 – 22:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:41 – 23:19
- 4☽︎ Moon23:19 – 23:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:56 – 00:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:34 – 01:12
- 7♂︎ Mars01:12 – 01:49
- 8☉︎ Sun01:49 – 02:27
- 9♀︎ Venus02:27 – 03:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:04 – 03:42
- 11☽︎ Moon03:42 – 04:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:20 – 04:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sheffield?
On Wednesday, 15 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:56 and sets at 21:26: the day lasts 16h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:57, lasts 7h 31m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:56 to 06:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.