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 Saturday, 9 August 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:21
- Sunset
- 21:14
- Next sunrise
- 06:22
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:21 – 07:35
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:35 – 08:50
- 3♂︎ Mars08:50 – 10:04
- 4☉︎ Sun10:04 – 11:18
- 5♀︎ Venus11:18 – 12:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:33 – 13:47
- 7☽︎ Moon13:47 – 15:02
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:02 – 16:16
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:16 – 17:31
- 10♂︎ Mars17:31 – 18:45
- 11☉︎ Sun18:45 – 19:59
- 12♀︎ Venus19:59 – 21:14
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:14 – 21:59
- 2☽︎ Moon21:59 – 22:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:45 – 23:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:31 – 00:17
- 5♂︎ Mars00:17 – 01:02
- 6☉︎ Sun01:02 – 01:48
- 7♀︎ Venus01:48 – 02:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:34 – 03:19
- 9☽︎ Moon03:19 – 04:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:05 – 04:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:51 – 05:37
- 12♂︎ Mars05:37 – 06:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Anderlecht?
On Saturday, 9 August 2025, the Sun rises at 06:21 and sets at 21:14: the day lasts 14h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:22, lasts 9h 08m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:21 to 07:35: 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.