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 Thursday, 4 March 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 18:26
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:19 – 08:15
- 2♂︎ Mars08:15 – 09:11
- 3☉︎ Sun09:11 – 10:06
- 4♀︎ Venus10:06 – 11:02
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:02 – 11:57
- 6☽︎ Moon11:57 – 12:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:53 – 13:48
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:48 – 14:44
- 9♂︎ Mars14:44 – 15:40
- 10☉︎ Sun15:40 – 16:35
- 11♀︎ Venus16:35 – 17:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:31 – 18:26
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:26 – 19:31
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:31 – 20:35
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:35 – 21:39
- 4♂︎ Mars21:39 – 22:43
- 5☉︎ Sun22:43 – 23:48
- 6♀︎ Venus23:48 – 00:52
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:52 – 01:56
- 8☽︎ Moon01:56 – 03:00
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:00 – 04:05
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:05 – 05:09
- 11♂︎ Mars05:09 – 06:13
- 12☉︎ Sun06:13 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Leuven?
On Thursday, 4 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:19 and sets at 18:26: the day lasts 11h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 12h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:19 to 08:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.