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 Saturday, 8 April 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 20:26
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:00 – 08:07
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:07 – 09:15
- 3♂︎ Mars09:15 – 10:22
- 4☉︎ Sun10:22 – 11:29
- 5♀︎ Venus11:29 – 12:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:36 – 13:43
- 7☽︎ Moon13:43 – 14:50
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:50 – 15:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:57 – 17:04
- 10♂︎ Mars17:04 – 18:11
- 11☉︎ Sun18:11 – 19:18
- 12♀︎ Venus19:18 – 20:26
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:26 – 21:18
- 2☽︎ Moon21:18 – 22:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:11 – 23:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:04 – 23:56
- 5♂︎ Mars23:56 – 00:49
- 6☉︎ Sun00:49 – 01:42
- 7♀︎ Venus01:42 – 02:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:35 – 03:27
- 9☽︎ Moon03:27 – 04:20
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:20 – 05:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:13 – 06:05
- 12♂︎ Mars06:05 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Leuven?
On Saturday, 8 April 2028, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 20:26: the day lasts 13h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 10h 33m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:00 to 08:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.