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, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:25
- Sunset
- 20:55
- Next sunrise
- 05:26
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:25 – 06:42
- 2♀︎ Venus06:42 – 08:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:00 – 09:17
- 4☽︎ Moon09:17 – 10:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:35 – 11:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:52 – 13:10
- 7♂︎ Mars13:10 – 14:27
- 8☉︎ Sun14:27 – 15:45
- 9♀︎ Venus15:45 – 17:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:02 – 18:20
- 11☽︎ Moon18:20 – 19:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:37 – 20:55
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:55 – 21:37
- 2♂︎ Mars21:37 – 22:20
- 3☉︎ Sun22:20 – 23:03
- 4♀︎ Venus23:03 – 23:45
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:45 – 00:28
- 6☽︎ Moon00:28 – 01:11
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:11 – 01:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:53 – 02:36
- 9♂︎ Mars02:36 – 03:18
- 10☉︎ Sun03:18 – 04:01
- 11♀︎ Venus04:01 – 04:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:44 – 05:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Leicester?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:25 and sets at 20:55: the day lasts 15h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:26, lasts 8h 31m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:25 to 06:42: 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.