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, 14 December 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:08
- Sunset
- 15:49
- Next sunrise
- 08:09
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:08 – 08:47
- 2♀︎ Venus08:47 – 09:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:25 – 10:04
- 4☽︎ Moon10:04 – 10:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:42 – 11:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:20 – 11:59
- 7♂︎ Mars11:59 – 12:37
- 8☉︎ Sun12:37 – 13:15
- 9♀︎ Venus13:15 – 13:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury13:54 – 14:32
- 11☽︎ Moon14:32 – 15:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:11 – 15:49
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter15:49 – 17:11
- 2♂︎ Mars17:11 – 18:32
- 3☉︎ Sun18:32 – 19:54
- 4♀︎ Venus19:54 – 21:16
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:16 – 22:37
- 6☽︎ Moon22:37 – 23:59
- 7♄︎ Saturn23:59 – 01:21
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:21 – 02:43
- 9♂︎ Mars02:43 – 04:04
- 10☉︎ Sun04:04 – 05:26
- 11♀︎ Venus05:26 – 06:48
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:48 – 08:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Leicester?
On Sunday, 14 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:08 and sets at 15:49: the day lasts 7h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:09, lasts 16h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:08 to 08:47: 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.