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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:25
- Sunset
- 16:37
- Next sunrise
- 08:26
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:25 – 09:06
- 2☽︎ Moon09:06 – 09:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:47 – 10:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:28 – 11:09
- 5♂︎ Mars11:09 – 11:50
- 6☉︎ Sun11:50 – 12:31
- 7♀︎ Venus12:31 – 13:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:12 – 13:53
- 9☽︎ Moon13:53 – 14:34
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:34 – 15:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:15 – 15:56
- 12♂︎ Mars15:56 – 16:37
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:37 – 17:56
- 2♀︎ Venus17:56 – 19:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:15 – 20:34
- 4☽︎ Moon20:34 – 21:54
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:54 – 23:13
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:13 – 00:32
- 7♂︎ Mars00:32 – 01:51
- 8☉︎ Sun01:51 – 03:10
- 9♀︎ Venus03:10 – 04:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:48
- 11☽︎ Moon05:48 – 07:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:07 – 08:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antwerp?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:25 and sets at 16:37: the day lasts 8h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:26, lasts 15h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:25 to 09:06: 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.