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, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:15
- Sunset
- 16:02
- Next sunrise
- 08:15
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:15 – 08:54
- 2♀︎ Venus08:54 – 09:33
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:33 – 10:12
- 4☽︎ Moon10:12 – 10:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:51 – 11:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:09
- 7♂︎ Mars12:09 – 12:47
- 8☉︎ Sun12:47 – 13:26
- 9♀︎ Venus13:26 – 14:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:05 – 14:44
- 11☽︎ Moon14:44 – 15:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:23 – 16:02
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:02 – 17:23
- 2♂︎ Mars17:23 – 18:44
- 3☉︎ Sun18:44 – 20:05
- 4♀︎ Venus20:05 – 21:26
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:26 – 22:47
- 6☽︎ Moon22:47 – 00:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:08 – 01:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:29 – 02:51
- 9♂︎ Mars02:51 – 04:12
- 10☉︎ Sun04:12 – 05:33
- 11♀︎ Venus05:33 – 06:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:54 – 08:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Leicester?
On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:15 and sets at 16:02: the day lasts 7h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:15, lasts 16h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, 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: 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.