Planetary hours
in Brussels.
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, 11 April 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 20:31
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:56 – 08:04
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:04 – 09:12
- 3♂︎ Mars09:12 – 10:20
- 4☉︎ Sun10:20 – 11:28
- 5♀︎ Venus11:28 – 12:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:36 – 13:44
- 7☽︎ Moon13:44 – 14:52
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:52 – 15:59
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:59 – 17:07
- 10♂︎ Mars17:07 – 18:15
- 11☉︎ Sun18:15 – 19:23
- 12♀︎ Venus19:23 – 20:31
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:31 – 21:23
- 2☽︎ Moon21:23 – 22:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:15 – 23:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:07 – 23:59
- 5♂︎ Mars23:59 – 00:51
- 6☉︎ Sun00:51 – 01:43
- 7♀︎ Venus01:43 – 02:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:35 – 03:26
- 9☽︎ Moon03:26 – 04:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:18 – 05:10
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:10 – 06:02
- 12♂︎ Mars06:02 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brussels?
On Saturday, 11 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 20:31: the day lasts 13h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 10h 23m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:56 to 08:04: 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.