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 Sunday, 20 July 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:06
- Sunset
- 21:14
- Next sunrise
- 05:07
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:06 – 06:26
- 2♀︎ Venus06:26 – 07:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:47 – 09:08
- 4☽︎ Moon09:08 – 10:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:29 – 11:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:49 – 13:10
- 7♂︎ Mars13:10 – 14:31
- 8☉︎ Sun14:31 – 15:51
- 9♀︎ Venus15:51 – 17:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:12 – 18:33
- 11☽︎ Moon18:33 – 19:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:54 – 21:14
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:14 – 21:54
- 2♂︎ Mars21:54 – 22:33
- 3☉︎ Sun22:33 – 23:13
- 4♀︎ Venus23:13 – 23:52
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:52 – 00:31
- 6☽︎ Moon00:31 – 01:11
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:11 – 01:50
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:50 – 02:29
- 9♂︎ Mars02:29 – 03:09
- 10☉︎ Sun03:09 – 03:48
- 11♀︎ Venus03:48 – 04:28
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:28 – 05:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Leicester?
On Sunday, 20 July 2025, the Sun rises at 05:06 and sets at 21:14: the day lasts 16h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:07, lasts 7h 53m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:06 to 06:26: 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.