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 Friday, 17 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:46
- Sunset
- 21:49
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:46 – 07:06
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:06 – 08:27
- 3☽︎ Moon08:27 – 09:47
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:47 – 11:07
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:07 – 12:27
- 6♂︎ Mars12:27 – 13:48
- 7☉︎ Sun13:48 – 15:08
- 8♀︎ Venus15:08 – 16:28
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:28 – 17:49
- 10☽︎ Moon17:49 – 19:09
- 11♄︎ Saturn19:09 – 20:29
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:29 – 21:49
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:49 – 22:29
- 2☉︎ Sun22:29 – 23:09
- 3♀︎ Venus23:09 – 23:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:49 – 00:29
- 5☽︎ Moon00:29 – 01:09
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:09 – 01:48
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:48 – 02:28
- 8♂︎ Mars02:28 – 03:08
- 9☉︎ Sun03:08 – 03:48
- 10♀︎ Venus03:48 – 04:28
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:28 – 05:07
- 12☽︎ Moon05:07 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antwerp?
On Friday, 17 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 21:49: the day lasts 16h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 7h 58m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:46 to 07:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.