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, 4 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:02
- Sunset
- 15:49
- Next sunrise
- 08:03
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:02 – 08:41
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:41 – 09:20
- 3☽︎ Moon09:20 – 09:59
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:59 – 10:38
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:38 – 11:16
- 6♂︎ Mars11:16 – 11:55
- 7☉︎ Sun11:55 – 12:34
- 8♀︎ Venus12:34 – 13:13
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:13 – 13:52
- 10☽︎ Moon13:52 – 14:31
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:31 – 15:10
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:10 – 15:49
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars15:49 – 17:10
- 2☉︎ Sun17:10 – 18:31
- 3♀︎ Venus18:31 – 19:52
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:52 – 21:14
- 5☽︎ Moon21:14 – 22:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:35 – 23:56
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:56 – 01:17
- 8♂︎ Mars01:17 – 02:38
- 9☉︎ Sun02:38 – 04:00
- 10♀︎ Venus04:00 – 05:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:21 – 06:42
- 12☽︎ Moon06:42 – 08:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sheffield?
On Friday, 4 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:02 and sets at 15:49: the day lasts 7h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:03, lasts 16h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:02 to 08:41: 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.