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 Friday, 29 October 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:28
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Next sunrise
- 08:30
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:28 – 09:18
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:18 – 10:07
- 3☽︎ Moon10:07 – 10:57
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:57 – 11:47
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:47 – 12:36
- 6♂︎ Mars12:36 – 13:26
- 7☉︎ Sun13:26 – 14:15
- 8♀︎ Venus14:15 – 15:05
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:05 – 15:54
- 10☽︎ Moon15:54 – 16:44
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:44 – 17:33
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:33 – 18:23
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:23 – 19:34
- 2☉︎ Sun19:34 – 20:44
- 3♀︎ Venus20:44 – 21:55
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:55 – 23:05
- 5☽︎ Moon23:05 – 00:16
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:16 – 01:26
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:26 – 02:37
- 8♂︎ Mars02:37 – 03:48
- 9☉︎ Sun03:48 – 04:58
- 10♀︎ Venus04:58 – 06:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:09 – 07:19
- 12☽︎ Moon07:19 – 08:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Anderlecht?
On Friday, 29 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:28 and sets at 18:23: the day lasts 9h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:30, lasts 14h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:28 to 09:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.