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 Sunday, 12 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 21:53
- Next sunrise
- 05:44
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:43 – 07:03
- 2♀︎ Venus07:03 – 08:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:24 – 09:45
- 4☽︎ Moon09:45 – 11:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:06 – 12:27
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:27 – 13:48
- 7♂︎ Mars13:48 – 15:08
- 8☉︎ Sun15:08 – 16:29
- 9♀︎ Venus16:29 – 17:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:50 – 19:11
- 11☽︎ Moon19:11 – 20:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:32 – 21:53
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:53 – 22:32
- 2♂︎ Mars22:32 – 23:11
- 3☉︎ Sun23:11 – 23:50
- 4♀︎ Venus23:50 – 00:30
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:30 – 01:09
- 6☽︎ Moon01:09 – 01:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:48 – 02:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:27 – 03:07
- 9♂︎ Mars03:07 – 03:46
- 10☉︎ Sun03:46 – 04:25
- 11♀︎ Venus04:25 – 05:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:04 – 05:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Anderlecht?
On Sunday, 12 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 21:53: the day lasts 16h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:44, lasts 7h 51m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:43 to 07:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.