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 Wednesday, 2 August 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Sunset
- 20:54
- Next sunrise
- 05:27
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:26 – 06:43
- 2☽︎ Moon06:43 – 08:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:00 – 09:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:18 – 10:35
- 5♂︎ Mars10:35 – 11:52
- 6☉︎ Sun11:52 – 13:10
- 7♀︎ Venus13:10 – 14:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:27 – 15:44
- 9☽︎ Moon15:44 – 17:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:02 – 18:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:19 – 19:37
- 12♂︎ Mars19:37 – 20:54
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:54 – 21:37
- 2♀︎ Venus21:37 – 22:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:19 – 23:02
- 4☽︎ Moon23:02 – 23:45
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:45 – 00:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:28 – 01:11
- 7♂︎ Mars01:11 – 01:53
- 8☉︎ Sun01:53 – 02:36
- 9♀︎ Venus02:36 – 03:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:19 – 04:02
- 11☽︎ Moon04:02 – 04:44
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:44 – 05:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Leicester?
On Wednesday, 2 August 2028, the Sun rises at 05:26 and sets at 20:54: the day lasts 15h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:27, lasts 8h 33m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:26 to 06:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.