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, 6 February 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:42
- Sunset
- 16:57
- Next sunrise
- 07:40
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:42 – 08:28
- 2♀︎ Venus08:28 – 09:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:15 – 10:01
- 4☽︎ Moon10:01 – 10:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:47 – 11:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:33 – 12:20
- 7♂︎ Mars12:20 – 13:06
- 8☉︎ Sun13:06 – 13:52
- 9♀︎ Venus13:52 – 14:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:39 – 15:25
- 11☽︎ Moon15:25 – 16:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:11 – 16:57
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:57 – 18:11
- 2♂︎ Mars18:11 – 19:24
- 3☉︎ Sun19:24 – 20:38
- 4♀︎ Venus20:38 – 21:52
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:52 – 23:05
- 6☽︎ Moon23:05 – 00:19
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:19 – 01:32
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:32 – 02:46
- 9♂︎ Mars02:46 – 04:00
- 10☉︎ Sun04:00 – 05:13
- 11♀︎ Venus05:13 – 06:27
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:27 – 07:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Sheffield?
On Sunday, 6 February 2028, the Sun rises at 07:42 and sets at 16:57: the day lasts 9h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:40, lasts 14h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:42 to 08:28: 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.