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 Wednesday, 3 December 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:56
- Sunset
- 15:52
- Next sunrise
- 07:57
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:56 – 08:35
- 2☽︎ Moon08:35 – 09:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:15 – 09:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:55 – 10:34
- 5♂︎ Mars10:34 – 11:14
- 6☉︎ Sun11:14 – 11:54
- 7♀︎ Venus11:54 – 12:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:33 – 13:13
- 9☽︎ Moon13:13 – 13:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:53 – 14:32
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:32 – 15:12
- 12♂︎ Mars15:12 – 15:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:52 – 17:12
- 2♀︎ Venus17:12 – 18:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:33 – 19:53
- 4☽︎ Moon19:53 – 21:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:14 – 22:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:34 – 23:54
- 7♂︎ Mars23:54 – 01:15
- 8☉︎ Sun01:15 – 02:35
- 9♀︎ Venus02:35 – 03:56
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:56 – 05:16
- 11☽︎ Moon05:16 – 06:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:37 – 07:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Leicester?
On Wednesday, 3 December 2025, the Sun rises at 07:56 and sets at 15:52: the day lasts 7h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:57, lasts 16h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:56 to 08:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.