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, 24 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:09
- Sunset
- 21:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:10
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:09 – 06:29
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:29 – 07:50
- 3☽︎ Moon07:50 – 09:10
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:10 – 10:31
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:31 – 11:51
- 6♂︎ Mars11:51 – 13:11
- 7☉︎ Sun13:11 – 14:32
- 8♀︎ Venus14:32 – 15:52
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:52 – 17:13
- 10☽︎ Moon17:13 – 18:33
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:33 – 19:54
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:54 – 21:14
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:14 – 21:54
- 2☉︎ Sun21:54 – 22:33
- 3♀︎ Venus22:33 – 23:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:13 – 23:53
- 5☽︎ Moon23:53 – 00:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:33 – 01:12
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:12 – 01:52
- 8♂︎ Mars01:52 – 02:32
- 9☉︎ Sun02:32 – 03:11
- 10♀︎ Venus03:11 – 03:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:51 – 04:31
- 12☽︎ Moon04:31 – 05:10
Other cities · United Kingdom
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sheffield?
On Friday, 24 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:09 and sets at 21:14: the day lasts 16h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:10, lasts 7h 56m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:09 to 06:29: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.