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, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Next sunrise
- 07:21
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:19 – 08:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:14 – 09:10
- 3☽︎ Moon09:10 – 10:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:05 – 11:00
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:00 – 11:55
- 6♂︎ Mars11:55 – 12:51
- 7☉︎ Sun12:51 – 13:46
- 8♀︎ Venus13:46 – 14:41
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:41 – 15:37
- 10☽︎ Moon15:37 – 16:32
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:32 – 17:27
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:27 – 18:23
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:23 – 19:28
- 2☉︎ Sun19:28 – 20:32
- 3♀︎ Venus20:32 – 21:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:37 – 22:42
- 5☽︎ Moon22:42 – 23:47
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:47 – 00:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:52 – 01:57
- 8♂︎ Mars01:57 – 03:01
- 9☉︎ Sun03:01 – 04:06
- 10♀︎ Venus04:06 – 05:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:11 – 06:16
- 12☽︎ Moon06:16 – 07:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Leicester?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:19 and sets at 18:23: the day lasts 11h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:21, lasts 12h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:19 to 08:14: 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.