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, 24 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:21
- Sunset
- 18:31
- Next sunrise
- 07:22
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:21 – 09:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:11 – 10:02
- 3♂︎ Mars10:02 – 10:53
- 4☉︎ Sun10:53 – 11:44
- 5♀︎ Venus11:44 – 12:35
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:35 – 13:26
- 7☽︎ Moon13:26 – 14:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:17 – 15:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:07 – 15:58
- 10♂︎ Mars15:58 – 16:49
- 11☉︎ Sun16:49 – 17:40
- 12♀︎ Venus17:40 – 18:31
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:31 – 19:40
- 2☽︎ Moon19:40 – 20:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:49 – 21:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:59 – 23:08
- 5♂︎ Mars23:08 – 00:17
- 6☉︎ Sun00:17 – 01:27
- 7♀︎ Venus01:27 – 02:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:36 – 02:45
- 9☽︎ Moon02:45 – 03:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:54 – 05:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:04 – 06:13
- 12♂︎ Mars06:13 – 07:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antwerp?
On Saturday, 24 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:21 and sets at 18:31: the day lasts 10h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:22, lasts 13h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:21 to 09:11: 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.