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, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 21:06
- Next sunrise
- 06:36
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:34 – 07:47
- 2♀︎ Venus07:47 – 09:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:00 – 10:12
- 4☽︎ Moon10:12 – 11:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:25 – 12:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:38 – 13:50
- 7♂︎ Mars13:50 – 15:03
- 8☉︎ Sun15:03 – 16:16
- 9♀︎ Venus16:16 – 17:28
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:28 – 18:41
- 11☽︎ Moon18:41 – 19:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:54 – 21:06
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:06 – 21:54
- 2♂︎ Mars21:54 – 22:41
- 3☉︎ Sun22:41 – 23:29
- 4♀︎ Venus23:29 – 00:16
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:16 – 01:04
- 6☽︎ Moon01:04 – 01:51
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:51 – 02:39
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:39 – 03:26
- 9♂︎ Mars03:26 – 04:14
- 10☉︎ Sun04:14 – 05:01
- 11♀︎ Venus05:01 – 05:48
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:48 – 06:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brugge?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:34 and sets at 21:06: the day lasts 14h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:36, lasts 9h 30m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:34 to 07:47: 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.