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 Thursday, 3 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:25
- Sunset
- 16:39
- Next sunrise
- 08:26
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:25 – 09:06
- 2♂︎ Mars09:06 – 09:47
- 3☉︎ Sun09:47 – 10:29
- 4♀︎ Venus10:29 – 11:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:10 – 11:51
- 6☽︎ Moon11:51 – 12:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:32 – 13:13
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:13 – 13:54
- 9♂︎ Mars13:54 – 14:35
- 10☉︎ Sun14:35 – 15:16
- 11♀︎ Venus15:16 – 15:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:58 – 16:39
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:39 – 17:58
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:58 – 19:17
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:17 – 20:36
- 4♂︎ Mars20:36 – 21:55
- 5☉︎ Sun21:55 – 23:14
- 6♀︎ Venus23:14 – 00:33
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:33 – 01:52
- 8☽︎ Moon01:52 – 03:10
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:10 – 04:29
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:29 – 05:48
- 11♂︎ Mars05:48 – 07:07
- 12☉︎ Sun07:07 – 08:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Anderlecht?
On Thursday, 3 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:25 and sets at 16:39: the day lasts 8h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:26, lasts 15h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:25 to 09:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.