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 Wednesday, 8 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:03
- Sunset
- 20:26
- Next sunrise
- 07:01
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:03 – 08:10
- 2☽︎ Moon08:10 – 09:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:17 – 10:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:24 – 11:31
- 5♂︎ Mars11:31 – 12:38
- 6☉︎ Sun12:38 – 13:45
- 7♀︎ Venus13:45 – 14:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:52 – 15:59
- 9☽︎ Moon15:59 – 17:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:05 – 18:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:12 – 19:19
- 12♂︎ Mars19:19 – 20:26
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:26 – 21:19
- 2♀︎ Venus21:19 – 22:12
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:12 – 23:05
- 4☽︎ Moon23:05 – 23:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:58 – 00:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:51 – 01:44
- 7♂︎ Mars01:44 – 02:36
- 8☉︎ Sun02:36 – 03:29
- 9♀︎ Venus03:29 – 04:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:22 – 05:15
- 11☽︎ Moon05:15 – 06:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:08 – 07:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Anderlecht?
On Wednesday, 8 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:03 and sets at 20:26: the day lasts 13h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:01, lasts 10h 35m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:03 to 08:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.