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, 13 October 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:01
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Next sunrise
- 08:03
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:01 – 08:55
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:55 – 09:50
- 3☽︎ Moon09:50 – 10:44
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:44 – 11:38
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:38 – 12:32
- 6♂︎ Mars12:32 – 13:26
- 7☉︎ Sun13:26 – 14:21
- 8♀︎ Venus14:21 – 15:15
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:15 – 16:09
- 10☽︎ Moon16:09 – 17:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:03 – 17:57
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:57 – 18:52
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:52 – 19:58
- 2☉︎ Sun19:58 – 21:03
- 3♀︎ Venus21:03 – 22:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:09 – 23:15
- 5☽︎ Moon23:15 – 00:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:21 – 01:27
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:27 – 02:33
- 8♂︎ Mars02:33 – 03:39
- 9☉︎ Sun03:39 – 04:45
- 10♀︎ Venus04:45 – 05:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:51 – 06:57
- 12☽︎ Moon06:57 – 08:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Leuven?
On Friday, 13 October 2028, the Sun rises at 08:01 and sets at 18:52: the day lasts 10h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:03, lasts 13h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:01 to 08:55: 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.