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, 27 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Sunset
- 17:26
- Next sunrise
- 07:27
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:25 – 08:15
- 2☉︎ Sun08:15 – 09:05
- 3♀︎ Venus09:05 – 09:56
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:56 – 10:46
- 5☽︎ Moon10:46 – 11:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:36 – 12:26
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:26 – 13:16
- 8♂︎ Mars13:16 – 14:06
- 9☉︎ Sun14:06 – 14:56
- 10♀︎ Venus14:56 – 15:46
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:46 – 16:36
- 12☽︎ Moon16:36 – 17:26
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:26 – 18:36
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:36 – 19:46
- 3♂︎ Mars19:46 – 20:56
- 4☉︎ Sun20:56 – 22:06
- 5♀︎ Venus22:06 – 23:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:17 – 00:27
- 7☽︎ Moon00:27 – 01:37
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:37 – 02:47
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:47 – 03:57
- 10♂︎ Mars03:57 – 05:07
- 11☉︎ Sun05:07 – 06:17
- 12♀︎ Venus06:17 – 07:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Anderlecht?
On Tuesday, 27 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:25 and sets at 17:26: the day lasts 10h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:27, lasts 14h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:25 to 08:15: 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.