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 Friday, 6 March 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 17:52
- Next sunrise
- 06:37
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:39 – 07:36
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:36 – 08:32
- 3☽︎ Moon08:32 – 09:28
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:28 – 10:24
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:24 – 11:20
- 6♂︎ Mars11:20 – 12:16
- 7☉︎ Sun12:16 – 13:12
- 8♀︎ Venus13:12 – 14:08
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:08 – 15:04
- 10☽︎ Moon15:04 – 16:00
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:00 – 16:56
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:56 – 17:52
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:52 – 18:56
- 2☉︎ Sun18:56 – 20:00
- 3♀︎ Venus20:00 – 21:03
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:03 – 22:07
- 5☽︎ Moon22:07 – 23:11
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:11 – 00:15
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:15 – 01:18
- 8♂︎ Mars01:18 – 02:22
- 9☉︎ Sun02:22 – 03:26
- 10♀︎ Venus03:26 – 04:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:30 – 05:33
- 12☽︎ Moon05:33 – 06:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Leicester?
On Friday, 6 March 2026, the Sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 17:52: the day lasts 11h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:37, lasts 12h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:39 to 07:36: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.