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, 14 January 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:09
- Sunset
- 16:17
- Next sunrise
- 08:08
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:09 – 08:50
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:50 – 09:31
- 3☽︎ Moon09:31 – 10:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:11 – 10:52
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:52 – 11:32
- 6♂︎ Mars11:32 – 12:13
- 7☉︎ Sun12:13 – 12:54
- 8♀︎ Venus12:54 – 13:34
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:34 – 14:15
- 10☽︎ Moon14:15 – 14:56
- 11♄︎ Saturn14:56 – 15:36
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:36 – 16:17
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:17 – 17:36
- 2☉︎ Sun17:36 – 18:55
- 3♀︎ Venus18:55 – 20:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:15 – 21:34
- 5☽︎ Moon21:34 – 22:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn22:53 – 00:13
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:13 – 01:32
- 8♂︎ Mars01:32 – 02:51
- 9☉︎ Sun02:51 – 04:11
- 10♀︎ Venus04:11 – 05:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:30 – 06:49
- 12☽︎ Moon06:49 – 08:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Leicester?
On Friday, 14 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:09 and sets at 16:17: the day lasts 8h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:08, lasts 15h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:09 to 08:50: 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.