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, 1 January 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:15
- Sunset
- 16:00
- Next sunrise
- 08:15
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:15 – 08:54
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:54 – 09:33
- 3☽︎ Moon09:33 – 10:12
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:12 – 10:50
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:50 – 11:29
- 6♂︎ Mars11:29 – 12:08
- 7☉︎ Sun12:08 – 12:46
- 8♀︎ Venus12:46 – 13:25
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:25 – 14:04
- 10☽︎ Moon14:04 – 14:42
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:42 – 15:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:21 – 16:00
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:00 – 17:21
- 2☉︎ Sun17:21 – 18:42
- 3♀︎ Venus18:42 – 20:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:04 – 21:25
- 5☽︎ Moon21:25 – 22:46
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:46 – 00:07
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:07 – 01:29
- 8♂︎ Mars01:29 – 02:50
- 9☉︎ Sun02:50 – 04:11
- 10♀︎ Venus04:11 – 05:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:33 – 06:54
- 12☽︎ Moon06:54 – 08:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Leicester?
On Friday, 1 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:15 and sets at 16:00: the day lasts 7h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:15, lasts 16h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:15 to 08:54: 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.