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, 10 January 2029: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:12
- Sunset
- 16:12
- Next sunrise
- 08:11
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:12 – 08:52
- 2☽︎ Moon08:52 – 09:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:32 – 10:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:12 – 10:52
- 5♂︎ Mars10:52 – 11:32
- 6☉︎ Sun11:32 – 12:12
- 7♀︎ Venus12:12 – 12:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:52 – 13:32
- 9☽︎ Moon13:32 – 14:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:12 – 14:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:52 – 15:32
- 12♂︎ Mars15:32 – 16:12
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:12 – 17:32
- 2♀︎ Venus17:32 – 18:52
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:52 – 20:12
- 4☽︎ Moon20:12 – 21:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:32 – 22:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:52 – 00:11
- 7♂︎ Mars00:11 – 01:31
- 8☉︎ Sun01:31 – 02:51
- 9♀︎ Venus02:51 – 04:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:11 – 05:31
- 11☽︎ Moon05:31 – 06:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:51 – 08:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Leicester?
On Wednesday, 10 January 2029, the Sun rises at 08:12 and sets at 16:12: the day lasts 8h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:11, lasts 15h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:12 to 08:52: 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.