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 Monday, 6 July 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:35
- Sunset
- 21:56
- Next sunrise
- 05:36
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:35 – 06:57
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:57 – 08:18
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:18 – 09:40
- 4♂︎ Mars09:40 – 11:02
- 5☉︎ Sun11:02 – 12:24
- 6♀︎ Venus12:24 – 13:45
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:45 – 15:07
- 8☽︎ Moon15:07 – 16:29
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:29 – 17:50
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:50 – 19:12
- 11♂︎ Mars19:12 – 20:34
- 12☉︎ Sun20:34 – 21:56
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:56 – 22:34
- 2☿︎ Mercury22:34 – 23:12
- 3☽︎ Moon23:12 – 23:51
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:51 – 00:29
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:29 – 01:07
- 6♂︎ Mars01:07 – 01:46
- 7☉︎ Sun01:46 – 02:24
- 8♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:02
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:02 – 03:41
- 10☽︎ Moon03:41 – 04:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:19 – 04:57
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:57 – 05:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Leuven?
On Monday, 6 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:35 and sets at 21:56: the day lasts 16h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:36, lasts 7h 40m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:35 to 06:57: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.