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 Thursday, 3 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:26
- Sunset
- 16:37
- Next sunrise
- 08:28
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:26 – 09:07
- 2♂︎ Mars09:07 – 09:48
- 3☉︎ Sun09:48 – 10:29
- 4♀︎ Venus10:29 – 11:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:10 – 11:51
- 6☽︎ Moon11:51 – 12:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:32 – 13:12
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:12 – 13:53
- 9♂︎ Mars13:53 – 14:34
- 10☉︎ Sun14:34 – 15:15
- 11♀︎ Venus15:15 – 15:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:56 – 16:37
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:37 – 17:56
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:56 – 19:15
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:15 – 20:34
- 4♂︎ Mars20:34 – 21:54
- 5☉︎ Sun21:54 – 23:13
- 6♀︎ Venus23:13 – 00:32
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:32 – 01:51
- 8☽︎ Moon01:51 – 03:11
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:11 – 04:30
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:30 – 05:49
- 11♂︎ Mars05:49 – 07:09
- 12☉︎ Sun07:09 – 08:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antwerp?
On Thursday, 3 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:26 and sets at 16:37: the day lasts 8h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:28, lasts 15h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:26 to 09:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.