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, 5 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 04:48
- Sunset
- 21:29
- Next sunrise
- 04:49
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun04:48 – 06:11
- 2♀︎ Venus06:11 – 07:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:35 – 08:58
- 4☽︎ Moon08:58 – 10:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:22 – 11:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:45 – 13:08
- 7♂︎ Mars13:08 – 14:32
- 8☉︎ Sun14:32 – 15:55
- 9♀︎ Venus15:55 – 17:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:19 – 18:42
- 11☽︎ Moon18:42 – 20:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:06 – 21:29
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:29 – 22:06
- 2♂︎ Mars22:06 – 22:42
- 3☉︎ Sun22:42 – 23:19
- 4♀︎ Venus23:19 – 23:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:56 – 00:32
- 6☽︎ Moon00:32 – 01:09
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:09 – 01:46
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:46 – 02:22
- 9♂︎ Mars02:22 – 02:59
- 10☉︎ Sun02:59 – 03:35
- 11♀︎ Venus03:35 – 04:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:12 – 04:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Leicester?
On Sunday, 5 July 2026, the Sun rises at 04:48 and sets at 21:29: the day lasts 16h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:49, lasts 7h 20m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 04:48 to 06:11: 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.