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, 16 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:45
- Sunset
- 16:39
- Next sunrise
- 08:46
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:45 – 09:25
- 2☽︎ Moon09:25 – 10:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:04 – 10:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:44 – 11:23
- 5♂︎ Mars11:23 – 12:03
- 6☉︎ Sun12:03 – 12:42
- 7♀︎ Venus12:42 – 13:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:22 – 14:01
- 9☽︎ Moon14:01 – 14:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:41 – 15:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:20 – 16:00
- 12♂︎ Mars16:00 – 16:39
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:39 – 18:00
- 2♀︎ Venus18:00 – 19:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:20 – 20:41
- 4☽︎ Moon20:41 – 22:01
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:01 – 23:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:22 – 00:43
- 7♂︎ Mars00:43 – 02:03
- 8☉︎ Sun02:03 – 03:24
- 9♀︎ Venus03:24 – 04:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:44 – 06:05
- 11☽︎ Moon06:05 – 07:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:25 – 08:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brugge?
On Wednesday, 16 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:45 and sets at 16:39: the day lasts 7h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:46, lasts 16h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:45 to 09:25: 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.