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 Sunday, 14 June 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:26
- Sunset
- 21:56
- Next sunrise
- 05:26
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:26 – 06:49
- 2♀︎ Venus06:49 – 08:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:11 – 09:34
- 4☽︎ Moon09:34 – 10:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:56 – 12:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:19 – 13:41
- 7♂︎ Mars13:41 – 15:04
- 8☉︎ Sun15:04 – 16:26
- 9♀︎ Venus16:26 – 17:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:48 – 19:11
- 11☽︎ Moon19:11 – 20:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:33 – 21:56
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:56 – 22:33
- 2♂︎ Mars22:33 – 23:11
- 3☉︎ Sun23:11 – 23:48
- 4♀︎ Venus23:48 – 00:26
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:26 – 01:04
- 6☽︎ Moon01:04 – 01:41
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:41 – 02:19
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:19 – 02:56
- 9♂︎ Mars02:56 – 03:34
- 10☉︎ Sun03:34 – 04:11
- 11♀︎ Venus04:11 – 04:49
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:49 – 05:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Leuven?
On Sunday, 14 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:26 and sets at 21:56: the day lasts 16h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:26, lasts 7h 31m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:26 to 06:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.