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, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 21:02
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:30 – 07:42
- 2♀︎ Venus07:42 – 08:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:55 – 10:08
- 4☽︎ Moon10:08 – 11:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:20 – 12:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:33 – 13:46
- 7♂︎ Mars13:46 – 14:58
- 8☉︎ Sun14:58 – 16:11
- 9♀︎ Venus16:11 – 17:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:24 – 18:36
- 11☽︎ Moon18:36 – 19:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:49 – 21:02
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:02 – 21:49
- 2♂︎ Mars21:49 – 22:37
- 3☉︎ Sun22:37 – 23:24
- 4♀︎ Venus23:24 – 00:12
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:12 – 00:59
- 6☽︎ Moon00:59 – 01:46
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:46 – 02:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:34 – 03:21
- 9♂︎ Mars03:21 – 04:09
- 10☉︎ Sun04:09 – 04:56
- 11♀︎ Venus04:56 – 05:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:44 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antwerp?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 21:02: the day lasts 14h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 9h 30m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:30 to 07:42: 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.