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 Sunday, 16 November 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:01
- Sunset
- 16:52
- Next sunrise
- 08:03
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:01 – 08:45
- 2♀︎ Venus08:45 – 09:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:29 – 10:14
- 4☽︎ Moon10:14 – 10:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:58 – 11:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:42 – 12:26
- 7♂︎ Mars12:26 – 13:11
- 8☉︎ Sun13:11 – 13:55
- 9♀︎ Venus13:55 – 14:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:39 – 15:23
- 11☽︎ Moon15:23 – 16:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:08 – 16:52
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:52 – 18:08
- 2♂︎ Mars18:08 – 19:24
- 3☉︎ Sun19:24 – 20:40
- 4♀︎ Venus20:40 – 21:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:56 – 23:11
- 6☽︎ Moon23:11 – 00:27
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:27 – 01:43
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:43 – 02:59
- 9♂︎ Mars02:59 – 04:15
- 10☉︎ Sun04:15 – 05:31
- 11♀︎ Venus05:31 – 06:47
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:47 – 08:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antwerp?
On Sunday, 16 November 2025, the Sun rises at 08:01 and sets at 16:52: the day lasts 8h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:03, lasts 15h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:01 to 08:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.