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 Tuesday, 22 October 2024: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:16
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 08:18
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:16 – 09:08
- 2☉︎ Sun09:08 – 09:59
- 3♀︎ Venus09:59 – 10:50
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:50 – 11:42
- 5☽︎ Moon11:42 – 12:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:33 – 13:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:25 – 14:16
- 8♂︎ Mars14:16 – 15:08
- 9☉︎ Sun15:08 – 15:59
- 10♀︎ Venus15:59 – 16:50
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:50 – 17:42
- 12☽︎ Moon17:42 – 18:33
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:33 – 19:42
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:42 – 20:51
- 3♂︎ Mars20:51 – 21:59
- 4☉︎ Sun21:59 – 23:08
- 5♀︎ Venus23:08 – 00:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:17 – 01:26
- 7☽︎ Moon01:26 – 02:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:34 – 03:43
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:43 – 04:52
- 10♂︎ Mars04:52 – 06:00
- 11☉︎ Sun06:00 – 07:09
- 12♀︎ Venus07:09 – 08:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Leuven?
On Tuesday, 22 October 2024, the Sun rises at 08:16 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 10h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:18, lasts 13h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:16 to 09:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.