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 Saturday, 3 April 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:35
- Sunset
- 19:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:32
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:35 – 07:41
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:41 – 08:46
- 3♂︎ Mars08:46 – 09:52
- 4☉︎ Sun09:52 – 10:58
- 5♀︎ Venus10:58 – 12:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:04 – 13:09
- 7☽︎ Moon13:09 – 14:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:15 – 15:21
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:21 – 16:27
- 10♂︎ Mars16:27 – 17:32
- 11☉︎ Sun17:32 – 18:38
- 12♀︎ Venus18:38 – 19:44
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:44 – 20:38
- 2☽︎ Moon20:38 – 21:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:32 – 22:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:26 – 23:20
- 5♂︎ Mars23:20 – 00:14
- 6☉︎ Sun00:14 – 01:08
- 7♀︎ Venus01:08 – 02:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:02 – 02:56
- 9☽︎ Moon02:56 – 03:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:50 – 04:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:44 – 05:38
- 12♂︎ Mars05:38 – 06:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sheffield?
On Saturday, 3 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:35 and sets at 19:44: the day lasts 13h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:32, lasts 10h 49m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:35 to 07:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.