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 Friday, 25 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:45
- Sunset
- 16:39
- Next sunrise
- 08:46
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:45 – 09:25
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:25 – 10:04
- 3☽︎ Moon10:04 – 10:44
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:44 – 11:23
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:23 – 12:03
- 6♂︎ Mars12:03 – 12:42
- 7☉︎ Sun12:42 – 13:21
- 8♀︎ Venus13:21 – 14:01
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:01 – 14:40
- 10☽︎ Moon14:40 – 15:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:20 – 15:59
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:59 – 16:39
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:39 – 17:59
- 2☉︎ Sun17:59 – 19:20
- 3♀︎ Venus19:20 – 20:40
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:40 – 22:01
- 5☽︎ Moon22:01 – 23:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:22 – 00:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:42 – 02:03
- 8♂︎ Mars02:03 – 03:23
- 9☉︎ Sun03:23 – 04:44
- 10♀︎ Venus04:44 – 06:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:04 – 07:25
- 12☽︎ Moon07:25 – 08:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antwerp?
On Friday, 25 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:45 and sets at 16:39: the day lasts 7h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:46, lasts 16h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:45 to 09:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.