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, 21 June 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:40
- Sunset
- 21:32
- Next sunrise
- 04:40
A day hour lasts 1h 24m; a night hour, 36 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:40 – 06:04
- 2♀︎ Venus06:04 – 07:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:29 – 08:53
- 4☽︎ Moon08:53 – 10:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:17 – 11:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:42 – 13:06
- 7♂︎ Mars13:06 – 14:30
- 8☉︎ Sun14:30 – 15:54
- 9♀︎ Venus15:54 – 17:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:19 – 18:43
- 11☽︎ Moon18:43 – 20:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:07 – 21:32
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:32 – 22:07
- 2♂︎ Mars22:07 – 22:43
- 3☉︎ Sun22:43 – 23:19
- 4♀︎ Venus23:19 – 23:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:55 – 00:30
- 6☽︎ Moon00:30 – 01:06
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:06 – 01:42
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:42 – 02:17
- 9♂︎ Mars02:17 – 02:53
- 10☉︎ Sun02:53 – 03:29
- 11♀︎ Venus03:29 – 04:05
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:05 – 04:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Leicester?
On Sunday, 21 June 2026, the Sun rises at 04:40 and sets at 21:32: the day lasts 16h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 24m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:40, lasts 7h 09m: twelve night hours of 36 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:40 to 06:04: 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.