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, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 21:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:41
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:39 – 07:51
- 2☽︎ Moon07:51 – 09:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:03 – 10:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:14 – 11:26
- 5♂︎ Mars11:26 – 12:38
- 6☉︎ Sun12:38 – 13:50
- 7♀︎ Venus13:50 – 15:01
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:01 – 16:13
- 9☽︎ Moon16:13 – 17:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:25 – 18:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:37 – 19:49
- 12♂︎ Mars19:49 – 21:00
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:00 – 21:49
- 2♀︎ Venus21:49 – 22:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:37 – 23:25
- 4☽︎ Moon23:25 – 00:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:14 – 01:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:02 – 01:50
- 7♂︎ Mars01:50 – 02:39
- 8☉︎ Sun02:39 – 03:27
- 9♀︎ Venus03:27 – 04:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:16 – 05:04
- 11☽︎ Moon05:04 – 05:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:52 – 06:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brugge?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 21:00: the day lasts 14h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:41, lasts 9h 40m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:39 to 07:51: 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.