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, 24 October 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:20
- Sunset
- 18:32
- Next sunrise
- 08:21
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:20 – 09:11
- 2♀︎ Venus09:11 – 10:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:02 – 10:53
- 4☽︎ Moon10:53 – 11:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:44 – 12:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:35 – 13:26
- 7♂︎ Mars13:26 – 14:17
- 8☉︎ Sun14:17 – 15:08
- 9♀︎ Venus15:08 – 15:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:59 – 16:50
- 11☽︎ Moon16:50 – 17:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:41 – 18:32
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:32 – 19:41
- 2♂︎ Mars19:41 – 20:51
- 3☉︎ Sun20:51 – 22:00
- 4♀︎ Venus22:00 – 23:09
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:09 – 00:18
- 6☽︎ Moon00:18 – 01:27
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:27 – 02:36
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:36 – 03:45
- 9♂︎ Mars03:45 – 04:54
- 10☉︎ Sun04:54 – 06:03
- 11♀︎ Venus06:03 – 07:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:12 – 08:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Anderlecht?
On Sunday, 24 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:20 and sets at 18:32: the day lasts 10h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:21, lasts 13h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:20 to 09:11: 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.