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, 4 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:47
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 07:49
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:47 – 08:44
- 2♀︎ Venus08:44 – 09:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:42 – 10:39
- 4☽︎ Moon10:39 – 11:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:36 – 12:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:33 – 13:31
- 7♂︎ Mars13:31 – 14:28
- 8☉︎ Sun14:28 – 15:25
- 9♀︎ Venus15:25 – 16:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:22 – 17:19
- 11☽︎ Moon17:19 – 18:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:17 – 19:14
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:14 – 20:17
- 2♂︎ Mars20:17 – 21:20
- 3☉︎ Sun21:20 – 22:23
- 4♀︎ Venus22:23 – 23:25
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:25 – 00:28
- 6☽︎ Moon00:28 – 01:31
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:31 – 02:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:34 – 03:37
- 9♂︎ Mars03:37 – 04:40
- 10☉︎ Sun04:40 – 05:43
- 11♀︎ Venus05:43 – 06:46
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:46 – 07:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Anderlecht?
On Sunday, 4 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:47 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 11h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:49, lasts 12h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:47 to 08:44: 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.