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 Saturday, 28 October 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:26
- Sunset
- 18:22
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:26 – 09:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:16 – 10:06
- 3♂︎ Mars10:06 – 10:55
- 4☉︎ Sun10:55 – 11:45
- 5♀︎ Venus11:45 – 12:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:34 – 13:24
- 7☽︎ Moon13:24 – 14:14
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:14 – 15:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:03 – 15:53
- 10♂︎ Mars15:53 – 16:43
- 11☉︎ Sun16:43 – 17:32
- 12♀︎ Venus17:32 – 18:22
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:22 – 19:32
- 2☽︎ Moon19:32 – 20:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:43 – 21:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:53 – 23:04
- 5♂︎ Mars23:04 – 00:14
- 6☉︎ Sun00:14 – 01:25
- 7♀︎ Venus01:25 – 02:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:35 – 02:46
- 9☽︎ Moon02:46 – 03:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:57 – 05:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:07 – 06:18
- 12♂︎ Mars06:18 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Leuven?
On Saturday, 28 October 2028, the Sun rises at 08:26 and sets at 18:22: the day lasts 9h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 14h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:26 to 09:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.