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, 16 January 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:08
- Sunset
- 16:20
- Next sunrise
- 08:07
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:08 – 08:49
- 2♀︎ Venus08:49 – 09:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:30 – 10:11
- 4☽︎ Moon10:11 – 10:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:52 – 11:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:33 – 12:14
- 7♂︎ Mars12:14 – 12:55
- 8☉︎ Sun12:55 – 13:36
- 9♀︎ Venus13:36 – 14:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:17 – 14:58
- 11☽︎ Moon14:58 – 15:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:39 – 16:20
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:20 – 17:39
- 2♂︎ Mars17:39 – 18:58
- 3☉︎ Sun18:58 – 20:17
- 4♀︎ Venus20:17 – 21:36
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:36 – 22:54
- 6☽︎ Moon22:54 – 00:13
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:13 – 01:32
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:32 – 02:51
- 9♂︎ Mars02:51 – 04:10
- 10☉︎ Sun04:10 – 05:29
- 11♀︎ Venus05:29 – 06:48
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:48 – 08:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Leicester?
On Sunday, 16 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:08 and sets at 16:20: the day lasts 8h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:07, lasts 15h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:08 to 08:49: 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.