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, 17 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:38
- Sunset
- 17:06
- Next sunrise
- 08:37
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:38 – 09:20
- 2♀︎ Venus09:20 – 10:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:03 – 10:45
- 4☽︎ Moon10:45 – 11:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:27 – 12:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:10 – 12:52
- 7♂︎ Mars12:52 – 13:34
- 8☉︎ Sun13:34 – 14:17
- 9♀︎ Venus14:17 – 14:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:59 – 15:41
- 11☽︎ Moon15:41 – 16:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:24 – 17:06
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:06 – 18:24
- 2♂︎ Mars18:24 – 19:41
- 3☉︎ Sun19:41 – 20:59
- 4♀︎ Venus20:59 – 22:16
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:16 – 23:34
- 6☽︎ Moon23:34 – 00:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:52 – 02:09
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:09 – 03:27
- 9♂︎ Mars03:27 – 04:44
- 10☉︎ Sun04:44 – 06:02
- 11♀︎ Venus06:02 – 07:20
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:20 – 08:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Antwerp?
On Sunday, 17 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:38 and sets at 17:06: the day lasts 8h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:37, lasts 15h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:38 to 09:20: 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.