Planetary hours
in Surrey.
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, 30 December 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 09:05
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Next sunrise
- 09:05
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (America/Vancouver).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn09:05 – 09:47
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:47 – 10:28
- 3♂︎ Mars10:28 – 11:10
- 4☉︎ Sun11:10 – 11:51
- 5♀︎ Venus11:51 – 12:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:32 – 13:14
- 7☽︎ Moon13:14 – 13:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:55 – 14:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:37 – 15:18
- 10♂︎ Mars15:18 – 15:59
- 11☉︎ Sun15:59 – 16:41
- 12♀︎ Venus16:41 – 17:22
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:22 – 18:41
- 2☽︎ Moon18:41 – 19:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:59 – 21:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:18 – 22:37
- 5♂︎ Mars22:37 – 23:55
- 6☉︎ Sun23:55 – 01:14
- 7♀︎ Venus01:14 – 02:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:32 – 03:51
- 9☽︎ Moon03:51 – 05:10
- 10♄︎ Saturn05:10 – 06:28
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:28 – 07:47
- 12♂︎ Mars07:47 – 09:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Surrey?
On Saturday, 30 December 2028, the Sun rises at 09:05 and sets at 17:22: the day lasts 8h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 09:05, lasts 15h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 09:05 to 09:47: 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.