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, 10 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:29
- Sunset
- 21:55
- Next sunrise
- 05:29
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:29 – 06:51
- 2☽︎ Moon06:51 – 08:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:13 – 09:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:36 – 10:58
- 5♂︎ Mars10:58 – 12:20
- 6☉︎ Sun12:20 – 13:42
- 7♀︎ Venus13:42 – 15:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:04 – 16:26
- 9☽︎ Moon16:26 – 17:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:48 – 19:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter19:10 – 20:33
- 12♂︎ Mars20:33 – 21:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:55 – 22:32
- 2♀︎ Venus22:32 – 23:10
- 3☿︎ Mercury23:10 – 23:48
- 4☽︎ Moon23:48 – 00:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:26 – 01:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:04 – 01:42
- 7♂︎ Mars01:42 – 02:20
- 8☉︎ Sun02:20 – 02:57
- 9♀︎ Venus02:57 – 03:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:35 – 04:13
- 11☽︎ Moon04:13 – 04:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:51 – 05:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Anderlecht?
On Wednesday, 10 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:29 and sets at 21:55: the day lasts 16h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:29, lasts 7h 34m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:29 to 06:51: 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.