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 Tuesday, 24 October 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:20
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Next sunrise
- 08:21
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:20 – 09:10
- 2☉︎ Sun09:10 – 10:01
- 3♀︎ Venus10:01 – 10:52
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:52 – 11:43
- 5☽︎ Moon11:43 – 12:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:34 – 13:24
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:24 – 14:15
- 8♂︎ Mars14:15 – 15:06
- 9☉︎ Sun15:06 – 15:57
- 10♀︎ Venus15:57 – 16:48
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:48 – 17:38
- 12☽︎ Moon17:38 – 18:29
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:29 – 19:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:39 – 20:48
- 3♂︎ Mars20:48 – 21:57
- 4☉︎ Sun21:57 – 23:07
- 5♀︎ Venus23:07 – 00:16
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:16 – 01:25
- 7☽︎ Moon01:25 – 02:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:35 – 03:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:44 – 04:53
- 10♂︎ Mars04:53 – 06:03
- 11☉︎ Sun06:03 – 07:12
- 12♀︎ Venus07:12 – 08:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Leuven?
On Tuesday, 24 October 2028, the Sun rises at 08:20 and sets at 18:29: the day lasts 10h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:21, lasts 13h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:20 to 09:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.