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, 26 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 20:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:45 – 07:55
- 2☽︎ Moon07:55 – 09:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:05 – 10:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:14 – 11:24
- 5♂︎ Mars11:24 – 12:34
- 6☉︎ Sun12:34 – 13:43
- 7♀︎ Venus13:43 – 14:53
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:53 – 16:02
- 9☽︎ Moon16:02 – 17:12
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:12 – 18:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:22 – 19:31
- 12♂︎ Mars19:31 – 20:41
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:41 – 21:31
- 2♀︎ Venus21:31 – 22:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:22 – 23:12
- 4☽︎ Moon23:12 – 00:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:03 – 00:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:53 – 01:44
- 7♂︎ Mars01:44 – 02:34
- 8☉︎ Sun02:34 – 03:25
- 9♀︎ Venus03:25 – 04:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:15 – 05:06
- 11☽︎ Moon05:06 – 05:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:56 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antwerp?
On Wednesday, 26 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 20:41: the day lasts 13h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 10h 06m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:45 to 07:55: 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.