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, 4 April 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 20:21
- Next sunrise
- 07:08
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:11 – 08:17
- 2☉︎ Sun08:17 – 09:22
- 3♀︎ Venus09:22 – 10:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:28 – 11:34
- 5☽︎ Moon11:34 – 12:40
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:40 – 13:46
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:46 – 14:51
- 8♂︎ Mars14:51 – 15:57
- 9☉︎ Sun15:57 – 17:03
- 10♀︎ Venus17:03 – 18:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:09 – 19:15
- 12☽︎ Moon19:15 – 20:21
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:21 – 21:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:15 – 22:09
- 3♂︎ Mars22:09 – 23:03
- 4☉︎ Sun23:03 – 23:57
- 5♀︎ Venus23:57 – 00:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:51 – 01:45
- 7☽︎ Moon01:45 – 02:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:39 – 03:33
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:33 – 04:27
- 10♂︎ Mars04:27 – 05:21
- 11☉︎ Sun05:21 – 06:15
- 12♀︎ Venus06:15 – 07:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Anderlecht?
On Tuesday, 4 April 2028, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 20:21: the day lasts 13h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:08, lasts 10h 48m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:11 to 08:17: 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.