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, 12 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:23
- Sunset
- 21:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:23 – 07:37
- 2☽︎ Moon07:37 – 08:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:51 – 10:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:05 – 11:19
- 5♂︎ Mars11:19 – 12:33
- 6☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:46
- 7♀︎ Venus13:46 – 15:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:00 – 16:14
- 9☽︎ Moon16:14 – 17:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:28 – 18:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:42 – 19:56
- 12♂︎ Mars19:56 – 21:09
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:09 – 21:56
- 2♀︎ Venus21:56 – 22:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:42 – 23:28
- 4☽︎ Moon23:28 – 00:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:15 – 01:01
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:01 – 01:47
- 7♂︎ Mars01:47 – 02:33
- 8☉︎ Sun02:33 – 03:20
- 9♀︎ Venus03:20 – 04:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:06 – 04:52
- 11☽︎ Moon04:52 – 05:39
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:39 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antwerp?
On Wednesday, 12 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:23 and sets at 21:09: the day lasts 14h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 9h 15m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:23 to 07:37: 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.