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 Saturday, 20 May 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 04:59
- Sunset
- 21:03
- Next sunrise
- 04:58
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn04:59 – 06:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:20 – 07:40
- 3♂︎ Mars07:40 – 09:00
- 4☉︎ Sun09:00 – 10:21
- 5♀︎ Venus10:21 – 11:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:41 – 13:01
- 7☽︎ Moon13:01 – 14:21
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:21 – 15:42
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:42 – 17:02
- 10♂︎ Mars17:02 – 18:22
- 11☉︎ Sun18:22 – 19:42
- 12♀︎ Venus19:42 – 21:03
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:03 – 21:42
- 2☽︎ Moon21:42 – 22:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:22 – 23:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:02 – 23:41
- 5♂︎ Mars23:41 – 00:21
- 6☉︎ Sun00:21 – 01:00
- 7♀︎ Venus01:00 – 01:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:40 – 02:20
- 9☽︎ Moon02:20 – 02:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn02:59 – 03:39
- 11♃︎ Jupiter03:39 – 04:19
- 12♂︎ Mars04:19 – 04:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Leicester?
On Saturday, 20 May 2028, the Sun rises at 04:59 and sets at 21:03: the day lasts 16h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 04:58, lasts 7h 55m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 04:59 to 06:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.