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, 20 June 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:28
- Sunset
- 21:59
- Next sunrise
- 05:29
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:28 – 06:51
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:51 – 08:14
- 3♂︎ Mars08:14 – 09:36
- 4☉︎ Sun09:36 – 10:59
- 5♀︎ Venus10:59 – 12:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:21 – 13:44
- 7☽︎ Moon13:44 – 15:06
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:06 – 16:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:29 – 17:52
- 10♂︎ Mars17:52 – 19:14
- 11☉︎ Sun19:14 – 20:37
- 12♀︎ Venus20:37 – 21:59
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:59 – 22:37
- 2☽︎ Moon22:37 – 23:14
- 3♄︎ Saturn23:14 – 23:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:52 – 00:29
- 5♂︎ Mars00:29 – 01:07
- 6☉︎ Sun01:07 – 01:44
- 7♀︎ Venus01:44 – 02:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:21 – 02:59
- 9☽︎ Moon02:59 – 03:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:36 – 04:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:14 – 04:51
- 12♂︎ Mars04:51 – 05:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Anderlecht?
On Saturday, 20 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 05:29, lasts 7h 29m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: 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.