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, 7 March 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:12
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:14 – 08:11
- 2♀︎ Venus08:11 – 09:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:08 – 10:04
- 4☽︎ Moon10:04 – 11:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:01 – 11:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:57 – 12:54
- 7♂︎ Mars12:54 – 13:50
- 8☉︎ Sun13:50 – 14:47
- 9♀︎ Venus14:47 – 15:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:43 – 16:40
- 11☽︎ Moon16:40 – 17:37
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:37 – 18:33
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:33 – 19:36
- 2♂︎ Mars19:36 – 20:40
- 3☉︎ Sun20:40 – 21:43
- 4♀︎ Venus21:43 – 22:46
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:46 – 23:49
- 6☽︎ Moon23:49 – 00:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:53 – 01:56
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:56 – 02:59
- 9♂︎ Mars02:59 – 04:02
- 10☉︎ Sun04:02 – 05:06
- 11♀︎ Venus05:06 – 06:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:09 – 07:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Anderlecht?
On Sunday, 7 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 11h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:12, lasts 12h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:14 to 08:11: 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.