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 Saturday, 3 January 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:46
- Sunset
- 16:47
- Next sunrise
- 08:46
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:46 – 09:26
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:26 – 10:06
- 3♂︎ Mars10:06 – 10:46
- 4☉︎ Sun10:46 – 11:26
- 5♀︎ Venus11:26 – 12:06
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:06 – 12:47
- 7☽︎ Moon12:47 – 13:27
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:27 – 14:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:07 – 14:47
- 10♂︎ Mars14:47 – 15:27
- 11☉︎ Sun15:27 – 16:07
- 12♀︎ Venus16:07 – 16:47
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:47 – 18:07
- 2☽︎ Moon18:07 – 19:27
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:27 – 20:47
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:47 – 22:07
- 5♂︎ Mars22:07 – 23:27
- 6☉︎ Sun23:27 – 00:46
- 7♀︎ Venus00:46 – 02:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:06 – 03:26
- 9☽︎ Moon03:26 – 04:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:46 – 06:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:06 – 07:26
- 12♂︎ Mars07:26 – 08:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antwerp?
On Saturday, 3 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:46 and sets at 16:47: the day lasts 8h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:46, lasts 15h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:46 to 09:26: 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.