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 Saturday, 2 August 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:25
- Sunset
- 20:54
- Next sunrise
- 05:27
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:25 – 06:43
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:43 – 08:00
- 3♂︎ Mars08:00 – 09:17
- 4☉︎ Sun09:17 – 10:35
- 5♀︎ Venus10:35 – 11:52
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:52 – 13:10
- 7☽︎ Moon13:10 – 14:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:27 – 15:45
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:45 – 17:02
- 10♂︎ Mars17:02 – 18:20
- 11☉︎ Sun18:20 – 19:37
- 12♀︎ Venus19:37 – 20:54
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:54 – 21:37
- 2☽︎ Moon21:37 – 22:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:20 – 23:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:02 – 23:45
- 5♂︎ Mars23:45 – 00:28
- 6☉︎ Sun00:28 – 01:11
- 7♀︎ Venus01:11 – 01:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:53 – 02:36
- 9☽︎ Moon02:36 – 03:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:19 – 04:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:01 – 04:44
- 12♂︎ Mars04:44 – 05:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Leicester?
On Saturday, 2 August 2025, the Sun rises at 05:25 and sets at 20:54: the day lasts 15h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:27, lasts 8h 32m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:25 to 06:43: 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.