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, 23 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:59
- Sunset
- 20:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:01
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:59 – 07:11
- 2♀︎ Venus07:11 – 08:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:22 – 09:33
- 4☽︎ Moon09:33 – 10:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:44 – 11:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:55 – 13:06
- 7♂︎ Mars13:06 – 14:17
- 8☉︎ Sun14:17 – 15:28
- 9♀︎ Venus15:28 – 16:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:39 – 17:50
- 11☽︎ Moon17:50 – 19:02
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:02 – 20:13
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:13 – 21:02
- 2♂︎ Mars21:02 – 21:51
- 3☉︎ Sun21:51 – 22:40
- 4♀︎ Venus22:40 – 23:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:29 – 00:18
- 6☽︎ Moon00:18 – 01:07
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:07 – 01:56
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:56 – 02:45
- 9♂︎ Mars02:45 – 03:34
- 10☉︎ Sun03:34 – 04:23
- 11♀︎ Venus04:23 – 05:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:12 – 06:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Leicester?
On Sunday, 23 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:59 and sets at 20:13: the day lasts 14h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:01, lasts 9h 48m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:59 to 07:11: 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.