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, 2 March 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 07:23
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:25 – 08:20
- 2☉︎ Sun08:20 – 09:15
- 3♀︎ Venus09:15 – 10:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:10 – 11:05
- 5☽︎ Moon11:05 – 12:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:00 – 12:55
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:55 – 13:50
- 8♂︎ Mars13:50 – 14:45
- 9☉︎ Sun14:45 – 15:40
- 10♀︎ Venus15:40 – 16:35
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:35 – 17:30
- 12☽︎ Moon17:30 – 18:25
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:25 – 19:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:29 – 20:34
- 3♂︎ Mars20:34 – 21:39
- 4☉︎ Sun21:39 – 22:44
- 5♀︎ Venus22:44 – 23:49
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:49 – 00:54
- 7☽︎ Moon00:54 – 01:59
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:59 – 03:04
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:04 – 04:08
- 10♂︎ Mars04:08 – 05:13
- 11☉︎ Sun05:13 – 06:18
- 12♀︎ Venus06:18 – 07:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Anderlecht?
On Tuesday, 2 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:25 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 10h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:23, lasts 12h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:25 to 08:20: 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.