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, 31 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 21:31
- Next sunrise
- 06:07
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:05 – 07:22
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:22 – 08:39
- 3☽︎ Moon08:39 – 09:56
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:56 – 11:14
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:14 – 12:31
- 6♂︎ Mars12:31 – 13:48
- 7☉︎ Sun13:48 – 15:05
- 8♀︎ Venus15:05 – 16:22
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:22 – 17:39
- 10☽︎ Moon17:39 – 18:56
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:56 – 20:13
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:13 – 21:31
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:31 – 22:14
- 2☉︎ Sun22:14 – 22:57
- 3♀︎ Venus22:57 – 23:40
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:40 – 00:23
- 5☽︎ Moon00:23 – 01:06
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:06 – 01:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:49 – 02:32
- 8♂︎ Mars02:32 – 03:15
- 9☉︎ Sun03:15 – 03:58
- 10♀︎ Venus03:58 – 04:41
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:41 – 05:24
- 12☽︎ Moon05:24 – 06:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antwerp?
On Friday, 31 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 21:31: the day lasts 15h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:07, lasts 8h 36m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:05 to 07:22: 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.