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, 11 May 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 21:19
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:00 – 07:16
- 2☉︎ Sun07:16 – 08:33
- 3♀︎ Venus08:33 – 09:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:49 – 11:06
- 5☽︎ Moon11:06 – 12:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:23 – 13:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:39 – 14:56
- 8♂︎ Mars14:56 – 16:12
- 9☉︎ Sun16:12 – 17:29
- 10♀︎ Venus17:29 – 18:45
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:45 – 20:02
- 12☽︎ Moon20:02 – 21:19
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:19 – 22:02
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:02 – 22:45
- 3♂︎ Mars22:45 – 23:28
- 4☉︎ Sun23:28 – 00:12
- 5♀︎ Venus00:12 – 00:55
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:55 – 01:38
- 7☽︎ Moon01:38 – 02:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:22 – 03:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:05 – 03:48
- 10♂︎ Mars03:48 – 04:32
- 11☉︎ Sun04:32 – 05:15
- 12♀︎ Venus05:15 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Anderlecht?
On Tuesday, 11 May 2027, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 21:19: the day lasts 15h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 8h 39m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:00 to 07:16: 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.