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, 24 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 21:40
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:57 – 07:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:16 – 08:34
- 3☽︎ Moon08:34 – 09:53
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:53 – 11:11
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:11 – 12:30
- 6♂︎ Mars12:30 – 13:48
- 7☉︎ Sun13:48 – 15:07
- 8♀︎ Venus15:07 – 16:25
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:25 – 17:44
- 10☽︎ Moon17:44 – 19:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn19:03 – 20:21
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:21 – 21:40
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:40 – 22:21
- 2☉︎ Sun22:21 – 23:03
- 3♀︎ Venus23:03 – 23:44
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:44 – 00:26
- 5☽︎ Moon00:26 – 01:07
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:07 – 01:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:49 – 02:31
- 8♂︎ Mars02:31 – 03:12
- 9☉︎ Sun03:12 – 03:54
- 10♀︎ Venus03:54 – 04:35
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:35 – 05:17
- 12☽︎ Moon05:17 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Anderlecht?
On Friday, 24 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 21:40: the day lasts 15h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 8h 19m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:57 to 07:16: 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.