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, 9 November 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:47
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Next sunrise
- 07:49
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:47 – 08:34
- 2☉︎ Sun08:34 – 09:20
- 3♀︎ Venus09:20 – 10:06
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:06 – 10:53
- 5☽︎ Moon10:53 – 11:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:39 – 12:26
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:26 – 13:12
- 8♂︎ Mars13:12 – 13:59
- 9☉︎ Sun13:59 – 14:45
- 10♀︎ Venus14:45 – 15:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:31 – 16:18
- 12☽︎ Moon16:18 – 17:04
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:04 – 18:18
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:18 – 19:32
- 3♂︎ Mars19:32 – 20:45
- 4☉︎ Sun20:45 – 21:59
- 5♀︎ Venus21:59 – 23:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:13 – 00:27
- 7☽︎ Moon00:27 – 01:40
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:40 – 02:54
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:54 – 04:08
- 10♂︎ Mars04:08 – 05:21
- 11☉︎ Sun05:21 – 06:35
- 12♀︎ Venus06:35 – 07:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Anderlecht?
On Tuesday, 9 November 2027, the Sun rises at 07:47 and sets at 17:04: the day lasts 9h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:49, lasts 14h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:47 to 08:34: 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.