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, 15 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:58
- Sunset
- 16:55
- Next sunrise
- 07:59
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:58 – 08:43
- 2♀︎ Venus08:43 – 09:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:27 – 10:12
- 4☽︎ Moon10:12 – 10:57
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:57 – 11:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:42 – 12:27
- 7♂︎ Mars12:27 – 13:11
- 8☉︎ Sun13:11 – 13:56
- 9♀︎ Venus13:56 – 14:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:41 – 15:26
- 11☽︎ Moon15:26 – 16:11
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:11 – 16:55
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:55 – 18:11
- 2♂︎ Mars18:11 – 19:26
- 3☉︎ Sun19:26 – 20:41
- 4♀︎ Venus20:41 – 21:57
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:57 – 23:12
- 6☽︎ Moon23:12 – 00:27
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:27 – 01:43
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:43 – 02:58
- 9♂︎ Mars02:58 – 04:13
- 10☉︎ Sun04:13 – 05:29
- 11♀︎ Venus05:29 – 06:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:44 – 07:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Anderlecht?
On Sunday, 15 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:58 and sets at 16:55: the day lasts 8h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:59, lasts 15h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:58 to 08:43: 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.