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, 10 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:57
- Sunset
- 19:01
- Next sunrise
- 07:59
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:57 – 08:52
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:52 – 09:48
- 3♂︎ Mars09:48 – 10:43
- 4☉︎ Sun10:43 – 11:38
- 5♀︎ Venus11:38 – 12:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:33 – 13:29
- 7☽︎ Moon13:29 – 14:24
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:24 – 15:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:19 – 16:15
- 10♂︎ Mars16:15 – 17:10
- 11☉︎ Sun17:10 – 18:05
- 12♀︎ Venus18:05 – 19:01
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:01 – 20:06
- 2☽︎ Moon20:06 – 21:10
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:10 – 22:15
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:15 – 23:20
- 5♂︎ Mars23:20 – 00:25
- 6☉︎ Sun00:25 – 01:30
- 7♀︎ Venus01:30 – 02:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:34 – 03:39
- 9☽︎ Moon03:39 – 04:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:44 – 05:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:49 – 06:54
- 12♂︎ Mars06:54 – 07:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Anderlecht?
On Saturday, 10 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:57 and sets at 19:01: the day lasts 11h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:59, lasts 12h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:57 to 08:52: 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.