Planetary hours
in Leuven.
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, 18 May 2024: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 21:29
- Next sunrise
- 05:45
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:47 – 07:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:05 – 08:24
- 3♂︎ Mars08:24 – 09:42
- 4☉︎ Sun09:42 – 11:01
- 5♀︎ Venus11:01 – 12:19
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:19 – 13:38
- 7☽︎ Moon13:38 – 14:56
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:56 – 16:15
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:15 – 17:33
- 10♂︎ Mars17:33 – 18:52
- 11☉︎ Sun18:52 – 20:10
- 12♀︎ Venus20:10 – 21:29
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:29 – 22:10
- 2☽︎ Moon22:10 – 22:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:51 – 23:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:33 – 00:14
- 5♂︎ Mars00:14 – 00:56
- 6☉︎ Sun00:56 – 01:37
- 7♀︎ Venus01:37 – 02:18
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:18 – 03:00
- 9☽︎ Moon03:00 – 03:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:41 – 04:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:23 – 05:04
- 12♂︎ Mars05:04 – 05:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Leuven?
On Saturday, 18 May 2024, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 21:29: the day lasts 15h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:45, lasts 8h 17m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:47 to 07:05: 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.