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, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:36
- Sunset
- 21:57
- Next sunrise
- 05:37
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:36 – 06:58
- 2☽︎ Moon06:58 – 08:20
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:20 – 09:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:41 – 11:03
- 5♂︎ Mars11:03 – 12:25
- 6☉︎ Sun12:25 – 13:47
- 7♀︎ Venus13:47 – 15:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:09 – 16:30
- 9☽︎ Moon16:30 – 17:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:52 – 19:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter19:14 – 20:36
- 12♂︎ Mars20:36 – 21:57
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:57 – 22:36
- 2♀︎ Venus22:36 – 23:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury23:14 – 23:52
- 4☽︎ Moon23:52 – 00:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:31 – 01:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:09 – 01:47
- 7♂︎ Mars01:47 – 02:26
- 8☉︎ Sun02:26 – 03:04
- 9♀︎ Venus03:04 – 03:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:42 – 04:21
- 11☽︎ Moon04:21 – 04:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:59 – 05:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antwerp?
On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:36 and sets at 21:57: the day lasts 16h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:37, lasts 7h 40m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:36 to 06:58: 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.