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, 17 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:28
- Sunset
- 21:58
- Next sunrise
- 05:28
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:28 – 06:51
- 2☽︎ Moon06:51 – 08:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:13 – 09:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:36 – 10:58
- 5♂︎ Mars10:58 – 12:21
- 6☉︎ Sun12:21 – 13:43
- 7♀︎ Venus13:43 – 15:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:06 – 16:28
- 9☽︎ Moon16:28 – 17:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:51 – 19:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter19:13 – 20:36
- 12♂︎ Mars20:36 – 21:58
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:58 – 22:36
- 2♀︎ Venus22:36 – 23:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury23:13 – 23:51
- 4☽︎ Moon23:51 – 00:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:28 – 01:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:06 – 01:43
- 7♂︎ Mars01:43 – 02:21
- 8☉︎ Sun02:21 – 02:58
- 9♀︎ Venus02:58 – 03:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:36 – 04:13
- 11☽︎ Moon04:13 – 04:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:51 – 05:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Anderlecht?
On Wednesday, 17 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:28 and sets at 21:58: the day lasts 16h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:28, lasts 7h 30m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:28 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.