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, 26 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:14
- Sunset
- 21:06
- Next sunrise
- 05:15
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:14 – 06:33
- 2♀︎ Venus06:33 – 07:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:53 – 09:12
- 4☽︎ Moon09:12 – 10:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:31 – 11:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:51 – 13:10
- 7♂︎ Mars13:10 – 14:29
- 8☉︎ Sun14:29 – 15:49
- 9♀︎ Venus15:49 – 17:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:08 – 18:28
- 11☽︎ Moon18:28 – 19:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:47 – 21:06
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:06 – 21:47
- 2♂︎ Mars21:47 – 22:28
- 3☉︎ Sun22:28 – 23:09
- 4♀︎ Venus23:09 – 23:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:49 – 00:30
- 6☽︎ Moon00:30 – 01:11
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:11 – 01:52
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:52 – 02:32
- 9♂︎ Mars02:32 – 03:13
- 10☉︎ Sun03:13 – 03:54
- 11♀︎ Venus03:54 – 04:35
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:35 – 05:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Leicester?
On Sunday, 26 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:14 and sets at 21:06: the day lasts 15h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:15, lasts 8h 09m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:14 to 06:33: 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.