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 Friday, 7 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:33
- Sunset
- 20:46
- Next sunrise
- 05:34
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:33 – 06:49
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:49 – 08:05
- 3☽︎ Moon08:05 – 09:21
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:21 – 10:37
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:37 – 11:53
- 6♂︎ Mars11:53 – 13:09
- 7☉︎ Sun13:09 – 14:25
- 8♀︎ Venus14:25 – 15:41
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:41 – 16:57
- 10☽︎ Moon16:57 – 18:14
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:14 – 19:30
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:30 – 20:46
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:46 – 21:30
- 2☉︎ Sun21:30 – 22:14
- 3♀︎ Venus22:14 – 22:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:58 – 23:42
- 5☽︎ Moon23:42 – 00:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:26 – 01:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:10 – 01:54
- 8♂︎ Mars01:54 – 02:38
- 9☉︎ Sun02:38 – 03:22
- 10♀︎ Venus03:22 – 04:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:06 – 04:50
- 12☽︎ Moon04:50 – 05:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Leicester?
On Friday, 7 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:33 and sets at 20:46: the day lasts 15h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:34, lasts 8h 49m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:33 to 06:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.