Planetary hours
in Leicester.
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 Tuesday, 20 May 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 21:02
- Next sunrise
- 04:58
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:00 – 06:20
- 2☉︎ Sun06:20 – 07:40
- 3♀︎ Venus07:40 – 09:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:00 – 10:21
- 5☽︎ Moon10:21 – 11:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:41 – 13:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:01 – 14:21
- 8♂︎ Mars14:21 – 15:41
- 9☉︎ Sun15:41 – 17:02
- 10♀︎ Venus17:02 – 18:22
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:22 – 19:42
- 12☽︎ Moon19:42 – 21:02
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:02 – 21:42
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:42 – 22:22
- 3♂︎ Mars22:22 – 23:01
- 4☉︎ Sun23:01 – 23:41
- 5♀︎ Venus23:41 – 00:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:21 – 01:00
- 7☽︎ Moon01:00 – 01:40
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:40 – 02:20
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:20 – 02:59
- 10♂︎ Mars02:59 – 03:39
- 11☉︎ Sun03:39 – 04:19
- 12♀︎ Venus04:19 – 04:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Leicester?
On Tuesday, 20 May 2025, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 21:02: the day lasts 16h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:58, lasts 7h 56m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:00 to 06:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.