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 Saturday, 12 August 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:26
- Sunset
- 21:08
- Next sunrise
- 06:27
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:26 – 07:39
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:39 – 08:53
- 3♂︎ Mars08:53 – 10:06
- 4☉︎ Sun10:06 – 11:20
- 5♀︎ Venus11:20 – 12:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:33 – 13:47
- 7☽︎ Moon13:47 – 15:00
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:00 – 16:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 17:27
- 10♂︎ Mars17:27 – 18:41
- 11☉︎ Sun18:41 – 19:54
- 12♀︎ Venus19:54 – 21:08
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:08 – 21:54
- 2☽︎ Moon21:54 – 22:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:41 – 23:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:28 – 00:14
- 5♂︎ Mars00:14 – 01:01
- 6☉︎ Sun01:01 – 01:47
- 7♀︎ Venus01:47 – 02:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:34 – 03:21
- 9☽︎ Moon03:21 – 04:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:07 – 04:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:54 – 05:41
- 12♂︎ Mars05:41 – 06:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Anderlecht?
On Saturday, 12 August 2028, the Sun rises at 06:26 and sets at 21:08: the day lasts 14h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 9h 20m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:26 to 07:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.