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, 20 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:43
- Sunset
- 16:36
- Next sunrise
- 08:44
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:43 – 09:22
- 2♀︎ Venus09:22 – 10:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:02 – 10:41
- 4☽︎ Moon10:41 – 11:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:21 – 12:00
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:00 – 12:39
- 7♂︎ Mars12:39 – 13:19
- 8☉︎ Sun13:19 – 13:58
- 9♀︎ Venus13:58 – 14:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:38 – 15:17
- 11☽︎ Moon15:17 – 15:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:56 – 16:36
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:36 – 17:56
- 2♂︎ Mars17:56 – 19:17
- 3☉︎ Sun19:17 – 20:38
- 4♀︎ Venus20:38 – 21:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:58 – 23:19
- 6☽︎ Moon23:19 – 00:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:40 – 02:00
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:00 – 03:21
- 9♂︎ Mars03:21 – 04:42
- 10☉︎ Sun04:42 – 06:02
- 11♀︎ Venus06:02 – 07:23
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:23 – 08:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antwerp?
On Sunday, 20 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:43 and sets at 16:36: the day lasts 7h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:44, lasts 16h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:43 to 09:22: 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.