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 Wednesday, 31 March 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:21
- Sunset
- 20:13
- Next sunrise
- 07:19
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:21 – 08:26
- 2☽︎ Moon08:26 – 09:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:30 – 10:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:34 – 11:38
- 5♂︎ Mars11:38 – 12:43
- 6☉︎ Sun12:43 – 13:47
- 7♀︎ Venus13:47 – 14:51
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:51 – 15:56
- 9☽︎ Moon15:56 – 17:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:00 – 18:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:04 – 19:09
- 12♂︎ Mars19:09 – 20:13
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:13 – 21:08
- 2♀︎ Venus21:08 – 22:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:04 – 22:59
- 4☽︎ Moon22:59 – 23:55
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:55 – 00:50
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:50 – 01:46
- 7♂︎ Mars01:46 – 02:41
- 8☉︎ Sun02:41 – 03:37
- 9♀︎ Venus03:37 – 04:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:32 – 05:28
- 11☽︎ Moon05:28 – 06:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:23 – 07:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Anderlecht?
On Wednesday, 31 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:21 and sets at 20:13: the day lasts 12h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:19, lasts 11h 06m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:21 to 08:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.