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, 2 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:30
- Sunset
- 16:42
- Next sunrise
- 08:31
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:30 – 09:11
- 2☽︎ Moon09:11 – 09:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:52 – 10:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:33 – 11:14
- 5♂︎ Mars11:14 – 11:55
- 6☉︎ Sun11:55 – 12:36
- 7♀︎ Venus12:36 – 13:17
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:17 – 13:58
- 9☽︎ Moon13:58 – 14:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:39 – 15:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:20 – 16:01
- 12♂︎ Mars16:01 – 16:42
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:42 – 18:01
- 2♀︎ Venus18:01 – 19:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:20 – 20:39
- 4☽︎ Moon20:39 – 21:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:58 – 23:17
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:17 – 00:37
- 7♂︎ Mars00:37 – 01:56
- 8☉︎ Sun01:56 – 03:15
- 9♀︎ Venus03:15 – 04:34
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:34 – 05:53
- 11☽︎ Moon05:53 – 07:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:12 – 08:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brugge?
On Wednesday, 2 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:30 and sets at 16:42: the day lasts 8h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:31, lasts 15h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:30 to 09:11: 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.