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 Sunday, 11 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:58
- Sunset
- 18:58
- Next sunrise
- 08:00
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:58 – 08:53
- 2♀︎ Venus08:53 – 09:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:48 – 10:43
- 4☽︎ Moon10:43 – 11:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:38 – 12:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:33 – 13:28
- 7♂︎ Mars13:28 – 14:23
- 8☉︎ Sun14:23 – 15:18
- 9♀︎ Venus15:18 – 16:13
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:13 – 17:08
- 11☽︎ Moon17:08 – 18:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:03 – 18:58
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:58 – 20:04
- 2♂︎ Mars20:04 – 21:09
- 3☉︎ Sun21:09 – 22:14
- 4♀︎ Venus22:14 – 23:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:19 – 00:24
- 6☽︎ Moon00:24 – 01:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:29 – 02:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:34 – 03:39
- 9♂︎ Mars03:39 – 04:45
- 10☉︎ Sun04:45 – 05:50
- 11♀︎ Venus05:50 – 06:55
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:55 – 08:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brussels?
On Sunday, 11 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:58 and sets at 18:58: the day lasts 11h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:00, lasts 13h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:58 to 08:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.