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, 7 November 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:42
- Sunset
- 17:06
- Next sunrise
- 07:44
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:42 – 08:29
- 2♀︎ Venus08:29 – 09:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:16 – 10:03
- 4☽︎ Moon10:03 – 10:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:50 – 11:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:37 – 12:24
- 7♂︎ Mars12:24 – 13:11
- 8☉︎ Sun13:11 – 13:58
- 9♀︎ Venus13:58 – 14:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:45 – 15:32
- 11☽︎ Moon15:32 – 16:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:19 – 17:06
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:06 – 18:19
- 2♂︎ Mars18:19 – 19:32
- 3☉︎ Sun19:32 – 20:45
- 4♀︎ Venus20:45 – 21:59
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:59 – 23:12
- 6☽︎ Moon23:12 – 00:25
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:25 – 01:38
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:38 – 02:51
- 9♂︎ Mars02:51 – 04:04
- 10☉︎ Sun04:04 – 05:18
- 11♀︎ Venus05:18 – 06:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:31 – 07:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Leuven?
On Sunday, 7 November 2027, the Sun rises at 07:42 and sets at 17:06: the day lasts 9h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:44, lasts 14h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:42 to 08:29: 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.