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, 29 September 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:39
- Sunset
- 19:22
- Next sunrise
- 07:40
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:39 – 08:37
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:37 – 09:36
- 3☽︎ Moon09:36 – 10:34
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:34 – 11:33
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:33 – 12:32
- 6♂︎ Mars12:32 – 13:30
- 7☉︎ Sun13:30 – 14:29
- 8♀︎ Venus14:29 – 15:28
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:28 – 16:26
- 10☽︎ Moon16:26 – 17:25
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:25 – 18:24
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:24 – 19:22
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:22 – 20:24
- 2☉︎ Sun20:24 – 21:25
- 3♀︎ Venus21:25 – 22:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:27 – 23:28
- 5☽︎ Moon23:28 – 00:30
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:30 – 01:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:31 – 02:33
- 8♂︎ Mars02:33 – 03:34
- 9☉︎ Sun03:34 – 04:36
- 10♀︎ Venus04:36 – 05:37
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:37 – 06:39
- 12☽︎ Moon06:39 – 07:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Leuven?
On Friday, 29 September 2028, the Sun rises at 07:39 and sets at 19:22: the day lasts 11h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:40, lasts 12h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:39 to 08:37: 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.