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, 23 September 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:29
- Sunset
- 19:36
- Next sunrise
- 07:31
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:29 – 08:30
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:30 – 09:30
- 3♂︎ Mars09:30 – 10:31
- 4☉︎ Sun10:31 – 11:31
- 5♀︎ Venus11:31 – 12:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:32 – 13:32
- 7☽︎ Moon13:32 – 14:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:33 – 15:33
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:33 – 16:34
- 10♂︎ Mars16:34 – 17:35
- 11☉︎ Sun17:35 – 18:35
- 12♀︎ Venus18:35 – 19:36
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:36 – 20:35
- 2☽︎ Moon20:35 – 21:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:35 – 22:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:34 – 23:34
- 5♂︎ Mars23:34 – 00:34
- 6☉︎ Sun00:34 – 01:33
- 7♀︎ Venus01:33 – 02:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:33 – 03:32
- 9☽︎ Moon03:32 – 04:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:32 – 05:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:31 – 06:31
- 12♂︎ Mars06:31 – 07:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Leuven?
On Saturday, 23 September 2028, the Sun rises at 07:29 and sets at 19:36: the day lasts 12h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:31, lasts 11h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:29 to 08:30: 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.