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, 28 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:18
- Sunset
- 16:42
- Next sunrise
- 08:20
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:18 – 09:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:00 – 09:42
- 3♂︎ Mars09:42 – 10:24
- 4☉︎ Sun10:24 – 11:06
- 5♀︎ Venus11:06 – 11:48
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:48 – 12:30
- 7☽︎ Moon12:30 – 13:12
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:12 – 13:54
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:54 – 14:36
- 10♂︎ Mars14:36 – 15:18
- 11☉︎ Sun15:18 – 16:00
- 12♀︎ Venus16:00 – 16:42
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:42 – 18:00
- 2☽︎ Moon18:00 – 19:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:18 – 20:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:36 – 21:54
- 5♂︎ Mars21:54 – 23:13
- 6☉︎ Sun23:13 – 00:31
- 7♀︎ Venus00:31 – 01:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:49 – 03:07
- 9☽︎ Moon03:07 – 04:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:25 – 05:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:43 – 07:02
- 12♂︎ Mars07:02 – 08:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Anderlecht?
On Saturday, 28 November 2026, the Sun rises at 08:18 and sets at 16:42: the day lasts 8h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:20, lasts 15h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:18 to 09:00: 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.