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, 16 April 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 20:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:02
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:05 – 07:15
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:15 – 08:25
- 3☽︎ Moon08:25 – 09:35
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:35 – 10:44
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:44 – 11:54
- 6♂︎ Mars11:54 – 13:04
- 7☉︎ Sun13:04 – 14:14
- 8♀︎ Venus14:14 – 15:24
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:24 – 16:34
- 10☽︎ Moon16:34 – 17:44
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:44 – 18:54
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:54 – 20:04
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:04 – 20:54
- 2☉︎ Sun20:54 – 21:44
- 3♀︎ Venus21:44 – 22:34
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:34 – 23:24
- 5☽︎ Moon23:24 – 00:14
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:14 – 01:03
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:03 – 01:53
- 8♂︎ Mars01:53 – 02:43
- 9☉︎ Sun02:43 – 03:33
- 10♀︎ Venus03:33 – 04:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:23 – 05:13
- 12☽︎ Moon05:13 – 06:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Leicester?
On Friday, 16 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 20:04: the day lasts 14h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:02, lasts 9h 58m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:05 to 07:15: 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.