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, 27 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:46
- Sunset
- 16:40
- Next sunrise
- 08:46
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:46 – 09:25
- 2♀︎ Venus09:25 – 10:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:05 – 10:44
- 4☽︎ Moon10:44 – 11:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:24 – 12:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:03 – 12:43
- 7♂︎ Mars12:43 – 13:23
- 8☉︎ Sun13:23 – 14:02
- 9♀︎ Venus14:02 – 14:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:42 – 15:21
- 11☽︎ Moon15:21 – 16:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:01 – 16:40
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:40 – 18:01
- 2♂︎ Mars18:01 – 19:21
- 3☉︎ Sun19:21 – 20:42
- 4♀︎ Venus20:42 – 22:02
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:02 – 23:23
- 6☽︎ Moon23:23 – 00:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:43 – 02:04
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:04 – 03:24
- 9♂︎ Mars03:24 – 04:45
- 10☉︎ Sun04:45 – 06:05
- 11♀︎ Venus06:05 – 07:26
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:26 – 08:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antwerp?
On Sunday, 27 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:46 and sets at 16:40: the day lasts 7h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:46, lasts 16h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:46 to 09:25: 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.