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, 9 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:16
- Sunset
- 20:48
- Next sunrise
- 05:15
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:16 – 06:34
- 2♀︎ Venus06:34 – 07:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:52 – 09:09
- 4☽︎ Moon09:09 – 10:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:27 – 11:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:45 – 13:02
- 7♂︎ Mars13:02 – 14:20
- 8☉︎ Sun14:20 – 15:38
- 9♀︎ Venus15:38 – 16:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:55 – 18:13
- 11☽︎ Moon18:13 – 19:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:31 – 20:48
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:48 – 21:31
- 2♂︎ Mars21:31 – 22:13
- 3☉︎ Sun22:13 – 22:55
- 4♀︎ Venus22:55 – 23:37
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:37 – 00:19
- 6☽︎ Moon00:19 – 01:02
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:02 – 01:44
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:44 – 02:26
- 9♂︎ Mars02:26 – 03:08
- 10☉︎ Sun03:08 – 03:50
- 11♀︎ Venus03:50 – 04:32
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:32 – 05:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sheffield?
On Sunday, 9 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:16 and sets at 20:48: the day lasts 15h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:15, lasts 8h 26m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:16 to 06:34: 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.