Planetary hours
in Anderlecht.
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 Sunday, 19 May 2024: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 21:31
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:47 – 07:06
- 2♀︎ Venus07:06 – 08:25
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:25 – 09:43
- 4☽︎ Moon09:43 – 11:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:02 – 12:21
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:21 – 13:39
- 7♂︎ Mars13:39 – 14:58
- 8☉︎ Sun14:58 – 16:17
- 9♀︎ Venus16:17 – 17:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:35 – 18:54
- 11☽︎ Moon18:54 – 20:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:13 – 21:31
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:31 – 22:13
- 2♂︎ Mars22:13 – 22:54
- 3☉︎ Sun22:54 – 23:35
- 4♀︎ Venus23:35 – 00:16
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:16 – 00:57
- 6☽︎ Moon00:57 – 01:39
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:39 – 02:20
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:20 – 03:01
- 9♂︎ Mars03:01 – 03:42
- 10☉︎ Sun03:42 – 04:23
- 11♀︎ Venus04:23 – 05:05
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:05 – 05:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Anderlecht?
On Sunday, 19 May 2024, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 21:31: the day lasts 15h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 8h 15m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:47 to 07:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.