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, 6 April 2028: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 20:22
- Next sunrise
- 07:03
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:05 – 08:11
- 2♂︎ Mars08:11 – 09:18
- 3☉︎ Sun09:18 – 10:24
- 4♀︎ Venus10:24 – 11:31
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:31 – 12:37
- 6☽︎ Moon12:37 – 13:44
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:44 – 14:50
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:50 – 15:56
- 9♂︎ Mars15:56 – 17:03
- 10☉︎ Sun17:03 – 18:09
- 11♀︎ Venus18:09 – 19:16
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:16 – 20:22
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:22 – 21:16
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:16 – 22:09
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:09 – 23:02
- 4♂︎ Mars23:02 – 23:56
- 5☉︎ Sun23:56 – 00:49
- 6♀︎ Venus00:49 – 01:42
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:42 – 02:36
- 8☽︎ Moon02:36 – 03:29
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:29 – 04:22
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:22 – 05:16
- 11♂︎ Mars05:16 – 06:09
- 12☉︎ Sun06:09 – 07:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Leuven?
On Thursday, 6 April 2028, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 20:22: the day lasts 13h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:03, lasts 10h 40m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:05 to 08:11: 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.