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 Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:38
- Sunset
- 17:10
- Next sunrise
- 07:39
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Right now♃︎ Hour of Jupiter — hour 11 of the day, until 16:23
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:38 – 08:25
- 2☽︎ Moon08:25 – 09:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:13 – 10:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:01 – 10:48
- 5♂︎ Mars10:48 – 11:36
- 6☉︎ Sun11:36 – 12:24
- 7♀︎ Venus12:24 – 13:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:12 – 13:59
- 9☽︎ Moon13:59 – 14:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:47 – 15:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:35 – 16:23
- 12♂︎ Mars16:23 – 17:10
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:10 – 18:23
- 2♀︎ Venus18:23 – 19:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:35 – 20:48
- 4☽︎ Moon20:48 – 22:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:00 – 23:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:12 – 00:25
- 7♂︎ Mars00:25 – 01:37
- 8☉︎ Sun01:37 – 02:50
- 9♀︎ Venus02:50 – 04:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:02 – 05:14
- 11☽︎ Moon05:14 – 06:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:27 – 07:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Leuven?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:38 and sets at 17:10: the day lasts 9h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:39, lasts 14h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:38 to 08:25: 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.