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, 13 May 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:57
- Sunset
- 21:22
- Next sunrise
- 05:55
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:57 – 07:14
- 2♂︎ Mars07:14 – 08:31
- 3☉︎ Sun08:31 – 09:48
- 4♀︎ Venus09:48 – 11:05
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:05 – 12:22
- 6☽︎ Moon12:22 – 13:39
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:39 – 14:56
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:56 – 16:13
- 9♂︎ Mars16:13 – 17:30
- 10☉︎ Sun17:30 – 18:47
- 11♀︎ Venus18:47 – 20:05
- 12☿︎ Mercury20:05 – 21:22
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon21:22 – 22:04
- 2♄︎ Saturn22:04 – 22:47
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:47 – 23:30
- 4♂︎ Mars23:30 – 00:13
- 5☉︎ Sun00:13 – 00:56
- 6♀︎ Venus00:56 – 01:38
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:38 – 02:21
- 8☽︎ Moon02:21 – 03:04
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:04 – 03:47
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:47 – 04:30
- 11♂︎ Mars04:30 – 05:12
- 12☉︎ Sun05:12 – 05:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Anderlecht?
On Thursday, 13 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:57 and sets at 21:22: the day lasts 15h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:55, lasts 8h 33m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:57 to 07:14: 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.