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, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:10
- Sunset
- 18:44
- Next sunrise
- 08:12
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:10 – 09:03
- 2♀︎ Venus09:03 – 09:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:56 – 10:49
- 4☽︎ Moon10:49 – 11:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:41 – 12:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:34 – 13:27
- 7♂︎ Mars13:27 – 14:20
- 8☉︎ Sun14:20 – 15:13
- 9♀︎ Venus15:13 – 16:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:05 – 16:58
- 11☽︎ Moon16:58 – 17:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:51 – 18:44
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:44 – 19:51
- 2♂︎ Mars19:51 – 20:59
- 3☉︎ Sun20:59 – 22:06
- 4♀︎ Venus22:06 – 23:13
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:13 – 00:21
- 6☽︎ Moon00:21 – 01:28
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:28 – 02:35
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:35 – 03:42
- 9♂︎ Mars03:42 – 04:50
- 10☉︎ Sun04:50 – 05:57
- 11♀︎ Venus05:57 – 07:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:04 – 08:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Anderlecht?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:10 and sets at 18:44: the day lasts 10h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:12, lasts 13h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:10 to 09:03: 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.