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, 24 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:55
- Sunset
- 21:08
- Next sunrise
- 04:54
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:55 – 06:16
- 2♀︎ Venus06:16 – 07:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:37 – 08:58
- 4☽︎ Moon08:58 – 10:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:19 – 11:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:40 – 13:01
- 7♂︎ Mars13:01 – 14:22
- 8☉︎ Sun14:22 – 15:43
- 9♀︎ Venus15:43 – 17:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:05 – 18:26
- 11☽︎ Moon18:26 – 19:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:47 – 21:08
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:08 – 21:47
- 2♂︎ Mars21:47 – 22:25
- 3☉︎ Sun22:25 – 23:04
- 4♀︎ Venus23:04 – 23:43
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:43 – 00:22
- 6☽︎ Moon00:22 – 01:01
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:01 – 01:40
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:40 – 02:18
- 9♂︎ Mars02:18 – 02:57
- 10☉︎ Sun02:57 – 03:36
- 11♀︎ Venus03:36 – 04:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 04:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Leicester?
On Sunday, 24 May 2026, the Sun rises at 04:55 and sets at 21:08: the day lasts 16h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:54, lasts 7h 46m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:55 to 06:16: 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.