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, 25 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 21:38
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:58 – 07:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:17 – 08:35
- 3♂︎ Mars08:35 – 09:53
- 4☉︎ Sun09:53 – 11:12
- 5♀︎ Venus11:12 – 12:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:30 – 13:48
- 7☽︎ Moon13:48 – 15:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:07 – 16:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:25 – 17:43
- 10♂︎ Mars17:43 – 19:02
- 11☉︎ Sun19:02 – 20:20
- 12♀︎ Venus20:20 – 21:38
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:38 – 22:20
- 2☽︎ Moon22:20 – 23:02
- 3♄︎ Saturn23:02 – 23:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:44 – 00:25
- 5♂︎ Mars00:25 – 01:07
- 6☉︎ Sun01:07 – 01:49
- 7♀︎ Venus01:49 – 02:31
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:31 – 03:13
- 9☽︎ Moon03:13 – 03:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:54 – 04:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:36 – 05:18
- 12♂︎ Mars05:18 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Anderlecht?
On Saturday, 25 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 21:38: the day lasts 15h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 8h 22m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:58 to 07:17: 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.