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 Monday, 5 April 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Sunset
- 20:19
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:09 – 08:14
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:14 – 09:20
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:20 – 10:26
- 4♂︎ Mars10:26 – 11:32
- 5☉︎ Sun11:32 – 12:38
- 6♀︎ Venus12:38 – 13:44
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:44 – 14:50
- 8☽︎ Moon14:50 – 15:56
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:56 – 17:02
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:02 – 18:08
- 11♂︎ Mars18:08 – 19:14
- 12☉︎ Sun19:14 – 20:19
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:19 – 21:13
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:13 – 22:07
- 3☽︎ Moon22:07 – 23:01
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:01 – 23:55
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:55 – 00:49
- 6♂︎ Mars00:49 – 01:43
- 7☉︎ Sun01:43 – 02:37
- 8♀︎ Venus02:37 – 03:31
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:31 – 04:25
- 10☽︎ Moon04:25 – 05:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:19 – 06:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:12 – 07:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Leuven?
On Monday, 5 April 2027, the Sun rises at 07:09 and sets at 20:19: the day lasts 13h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 10h 47m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:09 to 08:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.