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 Saturday, 14 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:55
- Sunset
- 16:55
- Next sunrise
- 07:56
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:55 – 08:40
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:40 – 09:25
- 3♂︎ Mars09:25 – 10:10
- 4☉︎ Sun10:10 – 10:55
- 5♀︎ Venus10:55 – 11:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:40 – 12:25
- 7☽︎ Moon12:25 – 13:10
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:10 – 13:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:55 – 14:40
- 10♂︎ Mars14:40 – 15:25
- 11☉︎ Sun15:25 – 16:10
- 12♀︎ Venus16:10 – 16:55
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:55 – 18:10
- 2☽︎ Moon18:10 – 19:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:25 – 20:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:40 – 21:55
- 5♂︎ Mars21:55 – 23:11
- 6☉︎ Sun23:11 – 00:26
- 7♀︎ Venus00:26 – 01:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:41 – 02:56
- 9☽︎ Moon02:56 – 04:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:11 – 05:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:26 – 06:41
- 12♂︎ Mars06:41 – 07:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Leuven?
On Saturday, 14 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:55 and sets at 16:55: the day lasts 9h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:56, lasts 15h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:55 to 08:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.