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 Saturday, 19 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:47
- Sunset
- 16:40
- Next sunrise
- 08:48
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:47 – 09:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:27 – 10:06
- 3♂︎ Mars10:06 – 10:45
- 4☉︎ Sun10:45 – 11:25
- 5♀︎ Venus11:25 – 12:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:04 – 12:44
- 7☽︎ Moon12:44 – 13:23
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:23 – 14:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:03 – 14:42
- 10♂︎ Mars14:42 – 15:21
- 11☉︎ Sun15:21 – 16:01
- 12♀︎ Venus16:01 – 16:40
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:40 – 18:01
- 2☽︎ Moon18:01 – 19:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:21 – 20:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:42 – 22:03
- 5♂︎ Mars22:03 – 23:23
- 6☉︎ Sun23:23 – 00:44
- 7♀︎ Venus00:44 – 02:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:05 – 03:25
- 9☽︎ Moon03:25 – 04:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:46 – 06:06
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:06 – 07:27
- 12♂︎ Mars07:27 – 08:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brugge?
On Saturday, 19 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:47 and sets at 16:40: the day lasts 7h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:48, lasts 16h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:47 to 09:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.