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 Tuesday, 22 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:28
- Sunset
- 19:41
- Next sunrise
- 07:30
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:28 – 08:29
- 2☉︎ Sun08:29 – 09:30
- 3♀︎ Venus09:30 – 10:31
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:31 – 11:32
- 5☽︎ Moon11:32 – 12:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:33 – 13:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:34 – 14:36
- 8♂︎ Mars14:36 – 15:37
- 9☉︎ Sun15:37 – 16:38
- 10♀︎ Venus16:38 – 17:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:39 – 18:40
- 12☽︎ Moon18:40 – 19:41
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:41 – 20:40
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:40 – 21:39
- 3♂︎ Mars21:39 – 22:38
- 4☉︎ Sun22:38 – 23:37
- 5♀︎ Venus23:37 – 00:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:36 – 01:35
- 7☽︎ Moon01:35 – 02:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:34 – 03:33
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:33 – 04:33
- 10♂︎ Mars04:33 – 05:32
- 11☉︎ Sun05:32 – 06:31
- 12♀︎ Venus06:31 – 07:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Anderlecht?
On Tuesday, 22 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:28 and sets at 19:41: the day lasts 12h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:30, lasts 11h 49m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:28 to 08:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.