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, 3 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:29
- Sunset
- 20:34
- Next sunrise
- 05:27
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:29 – 06:44
- 2♀︎ Venus06:44 – 08:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:00 – 09:15
- 4☽︎ Moon09:15 – 10:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:31 – 11:46
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:46 – 13:01
- 7♂︎ Mars13:01 – 14:17
- 8☉︎ Sun14:17 – 15:32
- 9♀︎ Venus15:32 – 16:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:48 – 18:03
- 11☽︎ Moon18:03 – 19:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:19 – 20:34
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:34 – 21:19
- 2♂︎ Mars21:19 – 22:03
- 3☉︎ Sun22:03 – 22:47
- 4♀︎ Venus22:47 – 23:32
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:32 – 00:16
- 6☽︎ Moon00:16 – 01:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:01 – 01:45
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:45 – 02:29
- 9♂︎ Mars02:29 – 03:14
- 10☉︎ Sun03:14 – 03:58
- 11♀︎ Venus03:58 – 04:42
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:42 – 05:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Leicester?
On Sunday, 3 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:29 and sets at 20:34: the day lasts 15h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:27, lasts 8h 52m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:29 to 06:44: 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.