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 Monday, 2 October 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:43
- Sunset
- 19:16
- Next sunrise
- 07:45
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:43 – 08:41
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:41 – 09:39
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:39 – 10:36
- 4♂︎ Mars10:36 – 11:34
- 5☉︎ Sun11:34 – 12:32
- 6♀︎ Venus12:32 – 13:29
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:29 – 14:27
- 8☽︎ Moon14:27 – 15:25
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:25 – 16:22
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:22 – 17:20
- 11♂︎ Mars17:20 – 18:18
- 12☉︎ Sun18:18 – 19:16
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:16 – 20:18
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:18 – 21:20
- 3☽︎ Moon21:20 – 22:23
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:23 – 23:25
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:25 – 00:28
- 6♂︎ Mars00:28 – 01:30
- 7☉︎ Sun01:30 – 02:33
- 8♀︎ Venus02:33 – 03:35
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:35 – 04:38
- 10☽︎ Moon04:38 – 05:40
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:40 – 06:42
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:42 – 07:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Leuven?
On Monday, 2 October 2028, the Sun rises at 07:43 and sets at 19:16: the day lasts 11h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:45, lasts 12h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:43 to 08:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.