Planetary hours
in Brugge.
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, 12 April 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 20:38
- Next sunrise
- 06:56
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:58 – 08:06
- 2♀︎ Venus08:06 – 09:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:15 – 10:23
- 4☽︎ Moon10:23 – 11:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:31 – 12:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:40 – 13:48
- 7♂︎ Mars13:48 – 14:56
- 8☉︎ Sun14:56 – 16:05
- 9♀︎ Venus16:05 – 17:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:13 – 18:21
- 11☽︎ Moon18:21 – 19:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:29 – 20:38
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:38 – 21:29
- 2♂︎ Mars21:29 – 22:21
- 3☉︎ Sun22:21 – 23:12
- 4♀︎ Venus23:12 – 00:04
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:04 – 00:55
- 6☽︎ Moon00:55 – 01:47
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:47 – 02:38
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:38 – 03:30
- 9♂︎ Mars03:30 – 04:21
- 10☉︎ Sun04:21 – 05:13
- 11♀︎ Venus05:13 – 06:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:04 – 06:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brugge?
On Sunday, 12 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 20:38: the day lasts 13h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:56, lasts 10h 18m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:58 to 08:06: 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.