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 Friday, 20 November 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:06
- Sunset
- 16:49
- Next sunrise
- 08:07
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:06 – 08:49
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:49 – 09:33
- 3☽︎ Moon09:33 – 10:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:17 – 11:00
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:00 – 11:44
- 6♂︎ Mars11:44 – 12:27
- 7☉︎ Sun12:27 – 13:11
- 8♀︎ Venus13:11 – 13:55
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:55 – 14:38
- 10☽︎ Moon14:38 – 15:22
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:22 – 16:05
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:05 – 16:49
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:49 – 18:06
- 2☉︎ Sun18:06 – 19:22
- 3♀︎ Venus19:22 – 20:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:39 – 21:55
- 5☽︎ Moon21:55 – 23:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:12 – 00:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:28 – 01:45
- 8♂︎ Mars01:45 – 03:01
- 9☉︎ Sun03:01 – 04:18
- 10♀︎ Venus04:18 – 05:34
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:34 – 06:51
- 12☽︎ Moon06:51 – 08:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brussels?
On Friday, 20 November 2026, the Sun rises at 08:06 and sets at 16:49: the day lasts 8h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:07, lasts 15h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:06 to 08:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.