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, 30 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 19:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:13
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:11 – 07:20
- 2♀︎ Venus07:20 – 08:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:29 – 09:38
- 4☽︎ Moon09:38 – 10:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:46 – 11:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:55 – 13:04
- 7♂︎ Mars13:04 – 14:13
- 8☉︎ Sun14:13 – 15:22
- 9♀︎ Venus15:22 – 16:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:31 – 17:39
- 11☽︎ Moon17:39 – 18:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:48 – 19:57
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:57 – 20:48
- 2♂︎ Mars20:48 – 21:40
- 3☉︎ Sun21:40 – 22:31
- 4♀︎ Venus22:31 – 23:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:22 – 00:14
- 6☽︎ Moon00:14 – 01:05
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:05 – 01:56
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:56 – 02:48
- 9♂︎ Mars02:48 – 03:39
- 10☉︎ Sun03:39 – 04:30
- 11♀︎ Venus04:30 – 05:22
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:22 – 06:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Leicester?
On Sunday, 30 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 19:57: the day lasts 13h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:13, lasts 10h 16m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:11 to 07:20: 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.