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, 11 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:11
- Sunset
- 15:46
- Next sunrise
- 08:12
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:11 – 08:49
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:49 – 09:27
- 3☽︎ Moon09:27 – 10:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:05 – 10:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:43 – 11:21
- 6♂︎ Mars11:21 – 11:59
- 7☉︎ Sun11:59 – 12:37
- 8♀︎ Venus12:37 – 13:14
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:14 – 13:52
- 10☽︎ Moon13:52 – 14:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:30 – 15:08
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:08 – 15:46
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars15:46 – 17:09
- 2☉︎ Sun17:09 – 18:31
- 3♀︎ Venus18:31 – 19:53
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:53 – 21:15
- 5☽︎ Moon21:15 – 22:37
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:37 – 23:59
- 7♃︎ Jupiter23:59 – 01:21
- 8♂︎ Mars01:21 – 02:43
- 9☉︎ Sun02:43 – 04:05
- 10♀︎ Venus04:05 – 05:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:27 – 06:50
- 12☽︎ Moon06:50 – 08:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sheffield?
On Friday, 11 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:11 and sets at 15:46: the day lasts 7h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:12, lasts 16h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:11 to 08:49: 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.