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, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 21:17
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:17 – 07:32
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:32 – 08:47
- 3♂︎ Mars08:47 – 10:02
- 4☉︎ Sun10:02 – 11:17
- 5♀︎ Venus11:17 – 12:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:32 – 13:47
- 7☽︎ Moon13:47 – 15:02
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:02 – 16:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:17 – 17:32
- 10♂︎ Mars17:32 – 18:47
- 11☉︎ Sun18:47 – 20:02
- 12♀︎ Venus20:02 – 21:17
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:17 – 22:02
- 2☽︎ Moon22:02 – 22:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:47 – 23:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:32 – 00:18
- 5♂︎ Mars00:18 – 01:03
- 6☉︎ Sun01:03 – 01:48
- 7♀︎ Venus01:48 – 02:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:33 – 03:18
- 9☽︎ Moon03:18 – 04:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:03 – 04:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:48 – 05:34
- 12♂︎ Mars05:34 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antwerp?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 21:17: the day lasts 15h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 9h 02m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:17 to 07:32: 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.