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, 28 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 20:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:08 – 07:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:17 – 08:27
- 3☽︎ Moon08:27 – 09:37
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:37 – 10:47
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:47 – 11:56
- 6♂︎ Mars11:56 – 13:06
- 7☉︎ Sun13:06 – 14:16
- 8♀︎ Venus14:16 – 15:25
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:25 – 16:35
- 10☽︎ Moon16:35 – 17:45
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:45 – 18:55
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:55 – 20:04
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:04 – 20:55
- 2☉︎ Sun20:55 – 21:45
- 3♀︎ Venus21:45 – 22:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:36 – 23:26
- 5☽︎ Moon23:26 – 00:16
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:16 – 01:07
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:07 – 01:57
- 8♂︎ Mars01:57 – 02:48
- 9☉︎ Sun02:48 – 03:38
- 10♀︎ Venus03:38 – 04:29
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:19
- 12☽︎ Moon05:19 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sheffield?
On Friday, 28 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 20:04: the day lasts 13h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 10h 05m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:08 to 07:17: 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.