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, 26 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 20:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:50 – 08:00
- 2☽︎ Moon08:00 – 09:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:09 – 10:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:19 – 11:29
- 5♂︎ Mars11:29 – 12:38
- 6☉︎ Sun12:38 – 13:48
- 7♀︎ Venus13:48 – 14:58
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:58 – 16:07
- 9☽︎ Moon16:07 – 17:17
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:17 – 18:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:26 – 19:36
- 12♂︎ Mars19:36 – 20:46
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:46 – 21:36
- 2♀︎ Venus21:36 – 22:27
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:27 – 23:17
- 4☽︎ Moon23:17 – 00:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:08 – 00:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:58 – 01:49
- 7♂︎ Mars01:49 – 02:39
- 8☉︎ Sun02:39 – 03:30
- 9♀︎ Venus03:30 – 04:20
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:20 – 05:11
- 11☽︎ Moon05:11 – 06:01
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:01 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brugge?
On Wednesday, 26 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 20:46: the day lasts 13h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 10h 06m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:50 to 08:00: 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.