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, 6 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 19:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:23 – 07:29
- 2♀︎ Venus07:29 – 08:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:36 – 09:42
- 4☽︎ Moon09:42 – 10:49
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:49 – 11:55
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:55 – 13:02
- 7♂︎ Mars13:02 – 14:08
- 8☉︎ Sun14:08 – 15:15
- 9♀︎ Venus15:15 – 16:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:21 – 17:28
- 11☽︎ Moon17:28 – 18:34
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:34 – 19:41
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:41 – 20:34
- 2♂︎ Mars20:34 – 21:28
- 3☉︎ Sun21:28 – 22:22
- 4♀︎ Venus22:22 – 23:15
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:15 – 00:09
- 6☽︎ Moon00:09 – 01:03
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:03 – 01:56
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:56 – 02:50
- 9♂︎ Mars02:50 – 03:44
- 10☉︎ Sun03:44 – 04:37
- 11♀︎ Venus04:37 – 05:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:31 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Leicester?
On Sunday, 6 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 19:41: the day lasts 13h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 10h 44m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:23 to 07:29: 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.