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 Friday, 19 June 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:28
- Sunset
- 21:59
- Next sunrise
- 05:28
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:28 – 06:51
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:51 – 08:13
- 3☽︎ Moon08:13 – 09:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:36 – 10:59
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:59 – 12:21
- 6♂︎ Mars12:21 – 13:44
- 7☉︎ Sun13:44 – 15:06
- 8♀︎ Venus15:06 – 16:29
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:29 – 17:51
- 10☽︎ Moon17:51 – 19:14
- 11♄︎ Saturn19:14 – 20:37
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:37 – 21:59
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:59 – 22:37
- 2☉︎ Sun22:37 – 23:14
- 3♀︎ Venus23:14 – 23:51
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:51 – 00:29
- 5☽︎ Moon00:29 – 01:06
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:06 – 01:44
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:44 – 02:21
- 8♂︎ Mars02:21 – 02:59
- 9☉︎ Sun02:59 – 03:36
- 10♀︎ Venus03:36 – 04:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:13 – 04:51
- 12☽︎ Moon04:51 – 05:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Anderlecht?
On Friday, 19 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:28 and sets at 21:59: the day lasts 16h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:28, lasts 7h 29m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, 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: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.