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 Friday, 11 August 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 21:08
- Next sunrise
- 06:24
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:22 – 07:36
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:36 – 08:50
- 3☽︎ Moon08:50 – 10:04
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:04 – 11:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:18 – 12:32
- 6♂︎ Mars12:32 – 13:45
- 7☉︎ Sun13:45 – 14:59
- 8♀︎ Venus14:59 – 16:13
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:13 – 17:27
- 10☽︎ Moon17:27 – 18:41
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:41 – 19:54
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:54 – 21:08
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:08 – 21:54
- 2☉︎ Sun21:54 – 22:41
- 3♀︎ Venus22:41 – 23:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:27 – 00:13
- 5☽︎ Moon00:13 – 01:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:00 – 01:46
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:46 – 02:32
- 8♂︎ Mars02:32 – 03:19
- 9☉︎ Sun03:19 – 04:05
- 10♀︎ Venus04:05 – 04:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:51 – 05:38
- 12☽︎ Moon05:38 – 06:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Leuven?
On Friday, 11 August 2028, the Sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 21:08: the day lasts 14h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:24, lasts 9h 16m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:22 to 07:36: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.