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, 15 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:56
- Sunset
- 16:54
- Next sunrise
- 07:58
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:56 – 08:41
- 2♀︎ Venus08:41 – 09:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:26 – 10:11
- 4☽︎ Moon10:11 – 10:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:55 – 11:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:40 – 12:25
- 7♂︎ Mars12:25 – 13:10
- 8☉︎ Sun13:10 – 13:55
- 9♀︎ Venus13:55 – 14:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:39 – 15:24
- 11☽︎ Moon15:24 – 16:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:09 – 16:54
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:54 – 18:09
- 2♂︎ Mars18:09 – 19:24
- 3☉︎ Sun19:24 – 20:40
- 4♀︎ Venus20:40 – 21:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:55 – 23:10
- 6☽︎ Moon23:10 – 00:26
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:26 – 01:41
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:41 – 02:57
- 9♂︎ Mars02:57 – 04:12
- 10☉︎ Sun04:12 – 05:27
- 11♀︎ Venus05:27 – 06:43
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:43 – 07:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Leuven?
On Sunday, 15 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:56 and sets at 16:54: the day lasts 8h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:58, lasts 15h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:56 to 08:41: 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.