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, 23 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:42
- Sunset
- 20:47
- Next sunrise
- 06:43
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:42 – 07:52
- 2♀︎ Venus07:52 – 09:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:03 – 10:13
- 4☽︎ Moon10:13 – 11:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:24 – 12:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:34 – 13:44
- 7♂︎ Mars13:44 – 14:55
- 8☉︎ Sun14:55 – 16:05
- 9♀︎ Venus16:05 – 17:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:16 – 18:26
- 11☽︎ Moon18:26 – 19:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:36 – 20:47
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:47 – 21:37
- 2♂︎ Mars21:37 – 22:26
- 3☉︎ Sun22:26 – 23:16
- 4♀︎ Venus23:16 – 00:06
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:06 – 00:55
- 6☽︎ Moon00:55 – 01:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:45 – 02:35
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:35 – 03:25
- 9♂︎ Mars03:25 – 04:14
- 10☉︎ Sun04:14 – 05:04
- 11♀︎ Venus05:04 – 05:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:54 – 06:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Anderlecht?
On Sunday, 23 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:42 and sets at 20:47: the day lasts 14h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:43, lasts 9h 57m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:42 to 07:52: 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.