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, 3 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 04:45
- Sunset
- 21:20
- Next sunrise
- 04:44
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury04:45 – 06:08
- 2☽︎ Moon06:08 – 07:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn07:31 – 08:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter08:54 – 10:17
- 5♂︎ Mars10:17 – 11:40
- 6☉︎ Sun11:40 – 13:03
- 7♀︎ Venus13:03 – 14:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:25 – 15:48
- 9☽︎ Moon15:48 – 17:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:11 – 18:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:34 – 19:57
- 12♂︎ Mars19:57 – 21:20
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:20 – 21:57
- 2♀︎ Venus21:57 – 22:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:34 – 23:11
- 4☽︎ Moon23:11 – 23:48
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:48 – 00:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:25 – 01:02
- 7♂︎ Mars01:02 – 01:39
- 8☉︎ Sun01:39 – 02:16
- 9♀︎ Venus02:16 – 02:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury02:53 – 03:30
- 11☽︎ Moon03:30 – 04:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:07 – 04:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Leicester?
On Wednesday, 3 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:45 and sets at 21:20: the day lasts 16h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:44, lasts 7h 24m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 04:45 to 06:08: 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.