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, 8 August 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:34
- Sunset
- 20:44
- Next sunrise
- 05:36
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:34 – 06:50
- 2♀︎ Venus06:50 – 08:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:06 – 09:22
- 4☽︎ Moon09:22 – 10:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:37 – 11:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:53 – 13:09
- 7♂︎ Mars13:09 – 14:25
- 8☉︎ Sun14:25 – 15:41
- 9♀︎ Venus15:41 – 16:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:57 – 18:13
- 11☽︎ Moon18:13 – 19:28
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:28 – 20:44
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:44 – 21:29
- 2♂︎ Mars21:29 – 22:13
- 3☉︎ Sun22:13 – 22:57
- 4♀︎ Venus22:57 – 23:41
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:41 – 00:26
- 6☽︎ Moon00:26 – 01:10
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:10 – 01:54
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:54 – 02:39
- 9♂︎ Mars02:39 – 03:23
- 10☉︎ Sun03:23 – 04:07
- 11♀︎ Venus04:07 – 04:51
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:51 – 05:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Leicester?
On Sunday, 8 August 2027, the Sun rises at 05:34 and sets at 20:44: the day lasts 15h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:36, lasts 8h 51m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:34 to 06:50: 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.