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Planetary hours · Leuven (Belgium)

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, 5 December 2026: day of Saturn

Sunrise
08:26
Sunset
16:36
Next sunrise
08:28

A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn08:26 – 09:07
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter09:07 – 09:48
  3. 3♂︎ Mars09:48 – 10:29
  4. 4☉︎ Sun10:29 – 11:10
  5. 5♀︎ Venus11:10 – 11:50
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury11:50 – 12:31
  7. 7☽︎ Moon12:31 – 13:12
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn13:12 – 13:53
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter13:53 – 14:34
  10. 10♂︎ Mars14:34 – 15:14
  11. 11☉︎ Sun15:14 – 15:55
  12. 12♀︎ Venus15:55 – 16:36

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury16:36 – 17:55
  2. 2☽︎ Moon17:55 – 19:15
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn19:15 – 20:34
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter20:34 – 21:53
  5. 5♂︎ Mars21:53 – 23:12
  6. 6☉︎ Sun23:12 – 00:32
  7. 7♀︎ Venus00:32 – 01:51
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury01:51 – 03:10
  9. 9☽︎ Moon03:10 – 04:30
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn04:30 – 05:49
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter05:49 – 07:08
  12. 12♂︎ Mars07:08 – 08:28

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Leuven?

On Saturday, 5 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:26 and sets at 16:36: the day lasts 8h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:28, lasts 15h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 08:26 to 09:07: 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.

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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.