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 Wednesday, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 21:27
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:17 – 07:33
- 2☽︎ Moon07:33 – 08:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:49 – 10:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:05 – 11:21
- 5♂︎ Mars11:21 – 12:36
- 6☉︎ Sun12:36 – 13:52
- 7♀︎ Venus13:52 – 15:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:08 – 16:24
- 9☽︎ Moon16:24 – 17:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:40 – 18:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:55 – 20:11
- 12♂︎ Mars20:11 – 21:27
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:27 – 22:11
- 2♀︎ Venus22:11 – 22:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:56 – 23:40
- 4☽︎ Moon23:40 – 00:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:24 – 01:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:09 – 01:53
- 7♂︎ Mars01:53 – 02:37
- 8☉︎ Sun02:37 – 03:22
- 9♀︎ Venus03:22 – 04:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:06 – 04:50
- 11☽︎ Moon04:50 – 05:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:35 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brugge?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 21:27: the day lasts 15h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 8h 52m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:17 to 07:33: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.