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 July 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:00
- Sunset
- 21:20
- Next sunrise
- 05:01
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:00 – 06:21
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:21 – 07:43
- 3☽︎ Moon07:43 – 09:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:05 – 10:26
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:26 – 11:48
- 6♂︎ Mars11:48 – 13:10
- 7☉︎ Sun13:10 – 14:31
- 8♀︎ Venus14:31 – 15:53
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:53 – 17:15
- 10☽︎ Moon17:15 – 18:36
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:36 – 19:58
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:58 – 21:20
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:20 – 21:58
- 2☉︎ Sun21:58 – 22:37
- 3♀︎ Venus22:37 – 23:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:15 – 23:54
- 5☽︎ Moon23:54 – 00:32
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:32 – 01:10
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:10 – 01:49
- 8♂︎ Mars01:49 – 02:27
- 9☉︎ Sun02:27 – 03:06
- 10♀︎ Venus03:06 – 03:44
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:44 – 04:22
- 12☽︎ Moon04:22 – 05:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Leicester?
On Friday, 16 July 2027, the Sun rises at 05:00 and sets at 21:20: the day lasts 16h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:01, lasts 7h 41m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:00 to 06:21: 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.