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 Monday, 19 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:12
- Sunset
- 18:42
- Next sunrise
- 08:13
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:12 – 09:04
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:04 – 09:57
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:57 – 10:49
- 4♂︎ Mars10:49 – 11:42
- 5☉︎ Sun11:42 – 12:34
- 6♀︎ Venus12:34 – 13:27
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:27 – 14:19
- 8☽︎ Moon14:19 – 15:12
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:12 – 16:04
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:04 – 16:57
- 11♂︎ Mars16:57 – 17:49
- 12☉︎ Sun17:49 – 18:42
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:42 – 19:49
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:49 – 20:57
- 3☽︎ Moon20:57 – 22:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:05 – 23:12
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:12 – 00:20
- 6♂︎ Mars00:20 – 01:27
- 7☉︎ Sun01:27 – 02:35
- 8♀︎ Venus02:35 – 03:43
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:43 – 04:50
- 10☽︎ Moon04:50 – 05:58
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:58 – 07:06
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:06 – 08:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brussels?
On Monday, 19 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:12 and sets at 18:42: the day lasts 10h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:13, lasts 13h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:12 to 09:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.