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, 17 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 21:48
- Next sunrise
- 05:49
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:48 – 07:08
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:08 – 08:28
- 3☽︎ Moon08:28 – 09:48
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:48 – 11:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:08 – 12:28
- 6♂︎ Mars12:28 – 13:48
- 7☉︎ Sun13:48 – 15:08
- 8♀︎ Venus15:08 – 16:28
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:28 – 17:48
- 10☽︎ Moon17:48 – 19:08
- 11♄︎ Saturn19:08 – 20:28
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:28 – 21:48
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:48 – 22:28
- 2☉︎ Sun22:28 – 23:08
- 3♀︎ Venus23:08 – 23:48
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:48 – 00:28
- 5☽︎ Moon00:28 – 01:09
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:09 – 01:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:49 – 02:29
- 8♂︎ Mars02:29 – 03:09
- 9☉︎ Sun03:09 – 03:49
- 10♀︎ Venus03:49 – 04:29
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:09
- 12☽︎ Moon05:09 – 05:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Anderlecht?
On Friday, 17 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 21:48: the day lasts 16h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:49, lasts 8h 01m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:48 to 07:08: 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.