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, 20 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 21:02
- Next sunrise
- 04:59
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:00 – 06:20
- 2☽︎ Moon06:20 – 07:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:40 – 09:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:01 – 10:21
- 5♂︎ Mars10:21 – 11:41
- 6☉︎ Sun11:41 – 13:01
- 7♀︎ Venus13:01 – 14:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:21 – 15:41
- 9☽︎ Moon15:41 – 17:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:01 – 18:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:22 – 19:42
- 12♂︎ Mars19:42 – 21:02
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:02 – 21:42
- 2♀︎ Venus21:42 – 22:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:21 – 23:01
- 4☽︎ Moon23:01 – 23:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:41 – 00:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:21 – 01:00
- 7♂︎ Mars01:00 – 01:40
- 8☉︎ Sun01:40 – 02:20
- 9♀︎ Venus02:20 – 03:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:00 – 03:39
- 11☽︎ Moon03:39 – 04:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:19 – 04:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Leicester?
On Wednesday, 20 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 21:02: the day lasts 16h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:59, lasts 7h 57m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:00 to 06:20: 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.