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, 19 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 21:47
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:49 – 07:08
- 2♀︎ Venus07:08 – 08:28
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:28 – 09:48
- 4☽︎ Moon09:48 – 11:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:08 – 12:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:28 – 13:48
- 7♂︎ Mars13:48 – 15:08
- 8☉︎ Sun15:08 – 16:28
- 9♀︎ Venus16:28 – 17:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:47 – 19:07
- 11☽︎ Moon19:07 – 20:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:27 – 21:47
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:47 – 22:27
- 2♂︎ Mars22:27 – 23:08
- 3☉︎ Sun23:08 – 23:48
- 4♀︎ Venus23:48 – 00:28
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:28 – 01:08
- 6☽︎ Moon01:08 – 01:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:48 – 02:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:29 – 03:09
- 9♂︎ Mars03:09 – 03:49
- 10☉︎ Sun03:49 – 04:29
- 11♀︎ Venus04:29 – 05:10
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:10 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antwerp?
On Sunday, 19 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 21:47: the day lasts 15h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 8h 03m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:49 to 07:08: 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.