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 Wednesday, 14 April 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 20:34
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:49 – 07:58
- 2☽︎ Moon07:58 – 09:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:07 – 10:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:15 – 11:24
- 5♂︎ Mars11:24 – 12:33
- 6☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:42
- 7♀︎ Venus13:42 – 14:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:50 – 15:59
- 9☽︎ Moon15:59 – 17:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:08 – 18:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:17 – 19:25
- 12♂︎ Mars19:25 – 20:34
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:34 – 21:25
- 2♀︎ Venus21:25 – 22:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:16 – 23:07
- 4☽︎ Moon23:07 – 23:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:58 – 00:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:49 – 01:41
- 7♂︎ Mars01:41 – 02:32
- 8☉︎ Sun02:32 – 03:23
- 9♀︎ Venus03:23 – 04:14
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:14 – 05:05
- 11☽︎ Moon05:05 – 05:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:56 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Leuven?
On Wednesday, 14 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 20:34: the day lasts 13h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 10h 13m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:49 to 07:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.