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 Friday, 6 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:41
- Sunset
- 17:07
- Next sunrise
- 07:43
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:41 – 08:28
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:28 – 09:15
- 3☽︎ Moon09:15 – 10:03
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:03 – 10:50
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:50 – 11:37
- 6♂︎ Mars11:37 – 12:24
- 7☉︎ Sun12:24 – 13:11
- 8♀︎ Venus13:11 – 13:58
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:58 – 14:45
- 10☽︎ Moon14:45 – 15:33
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:33 – 16:20
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:20 – 17:07
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:07 – 18:20
- 2☉︎ Sun18:20 – 19:33
- 3♀︎ Venus19:33 – 20:46
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:46 – 21:59
- 5☽︎ Moon21:59 – 23:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:12 – 00:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:25 – 01:38
- 8♂︎ Mars01:38 – 02:51
- 9☉︎ Sun02:51 – 04:04
- 10♀︎ Venus04:04 – 05:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:17 – 06:30
- 12☽︎ Moon06:30 – 07:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Leuven?
On Friday, 6 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:41 and sets at 17:07: the day lasts 9h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:43, lasts 14h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:41 to 08:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.