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, 23 October 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:18
- Sunset
- 18:31
- Next sunrise
- 08:20
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:18 – 09:09
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:09 – 10:00
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:00 – 10:51
- 4♂︎ Mars10:51 – 11:42
- 5☉︎ Sun11:42 – 12:33
- 6♀︎ Venus12:33 – 13:25
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:25 – 14:16
- 8☽︎ Moon14:16 – 15:07
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:07 – 15:58
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:58 – 16:49
- 11♂︎ Mars16:49 – 17:40
- 12☉︎ Sun17:40 – 18:31
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:31 – 19:40
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:40 – 20:49
- 3☽︎ Moon20:49 – 21:58
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:58 – 23:07
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:07 – 00:16
- 6♂︎ Mars00:16 – 01:25
- 7☉︎ Sun01:25 – 02:34
- 8♀︎ Venus02:34 – 03:43
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:43 – 04:53
- 10☽︎ Moon04:53 – 06:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:02 – 07:11
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:11 – 08:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Leuven?
On Monday, 23 October 2028, the Sun rises at 08:18 and sets at 18:31: the day lasts 10h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:20, lasts 13h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:18 to 09:09: 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.