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 Sunday, 30 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 20:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:13
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:11 – 07:20
- 2♀︎ Venus07:20 – 08:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:29 – 09:38
- 4☽︎ Moon09:38 – 10:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:47 – 11:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:56 – 13:05
- 7♂︎ Mars13:05 – 14:14
- 8☉︎ Sun14:14 – 15:24
- 9♀︎ Venus15:24 – 16:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:33 – 17:42
- 11☽︎ Moon17:42 – 18:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:51 – 20:00
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:00 – 20:51
- 2♂︎ Mars20:51 – 21:42
- 3☉︎ Sun21:42 – 22:33
- 4♀︎ Venus22:33 – 23:24
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:24 – 00:15
- 6☽︎ Moon00:15 – 01:06
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:06 – 01:57
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:57 – 02:48
- 9♂︎ Mars02:48 – 03:40
- 10☉︎ Sun03:40 – 04:31
- 11♀︎ Venus04:31 – 05:22
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:22 – 06:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sheffield?
On Sunday, 30 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 20:00: the day lasts 13h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:13, lasts 10h 13m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:11 to 07:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.