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, 18 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:11
- Sunset
- 15:50
- Next sunrise
- 08:12
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:11 – 08:50
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:50 – 09:28
- 3☽︎ Moon09:28 – 10:06
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:06 – 10:44
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:44 – 11:22
- 6♂︎ Mars11:22 – 12:01
- 7☉︎ Sun12:01 – 12:39
- 8♀︎ Venus12:39 – 13:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:17 – 13:55
- 10☽︎ Moon13:55 – 14:33
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:33 – 15:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:12 – 15:50
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars15:50 – 17:12
- 2☉︎ Sun17:12 – 18:33
- 3♀︎ Venus18:33 – 19:55
- 4☿︎ Mercury19:55 – 21:17
- 5☽︎ Moon21:17 – 22:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:39 – 00:01
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:01 – 01:23
- 8♂︎ Mars01:23 – 02:45
- 9☉︎ Sun02:45 – 04:06
- 10♀︎ Venus04:06 – 05:28
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:28 – 06:50
- 12☽︎ Moon06:50 – 08:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Leicester?
On Friday, 18 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:11 and sets at 15:50: the day lasts 7h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:12, lasts 16h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:11 to 08:50: 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.