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 Friday, 17 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Sunset
- 21:54
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:51 – 07:11
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:11 – 08:31
- 3☽︎ Moon08:31 – 09:52
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:52 – 11:12
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:12 – 12:32
- 6♂︎ Mars12:32 – 13:52
- 7☉︎ Sun13:52 – 15:13
- 8♀︎ Venus15:13 – 16:33
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:33 – 17:53
- 10☽︎ Moon17:53 – 19:14
- 11♄︎ Saturn19:14 – 20:34
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:34 – 21:54
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:54 – 22:34
- 2☉︎ Sun22:34 – 23:14
- 3♀︎ Venus23:14 – 23:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:54 – 00:33
- 5☽︎ Moon00:33 – 01:13
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:13 – 01:53
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:53 – 02:33
- 8♂︎ Mars02:33 – 03:13
- 9☉︎ Sun03:13 – 03:53
- 10♀︎ Venus03:53 – 04:32
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:32 – 05:12
- 12☽︎ Moon05:12 – 05:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brugge?
On Friday, 17 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 21:54: the day lasts 16h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 7h 58m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:51 to 07:11: 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.