Planetary hours
in Antwerp.
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 Wednesday, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 17:10
- Next sunrise
- 07:41
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Right now♀︎ Hour of Venus — hour 7 of the day, until 13:13
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:40 – 08:27
- 2☽︎ Moon08:27 – 09:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:15 – 10:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:02 – 10:50
- 5♂︎ Mars10:50 – 11:38
- 6☉︎ Sun11:38 – 12:25
- 7♀︎ Venus12:25 – 13:13
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:13 – 14:00
- 9☽︎ Moon14:00 – 14:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:48 – 15:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:35 – 16:23
- 12♂︎ Mars16:23 – 17:10
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:10 – 18:23
- 2♀︎ Venus18:23 – 19:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:36 – 20:48
- 4☽︎ Moon20:48 – 22:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:01 – 23:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:13 – 00:26
- 7♂︎ Mars00:26 – 01:39
- 8☉︎ Sun01:39 – 02:51
- 9♀︎ Venus02:51 – 04:04
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:04 – 05:16
- 11☽︎ Moon05:16 – 06:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:29 – 07:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antwerp?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 17:10: the day lasts 9h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:41, lasts 14h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:40 to 08:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.