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 Wednesday, 17 February 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:51
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Next sunrise
- 07:49
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:51 – 08:42
- 2☽︎ Moon08:42 – 09:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:33 – 10:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:24 – 11:15
- 5♂︎ Mars11:15 – 12:06
- 6☉︎ Sun12:06 – 12:56
- 7♀︎ Venus12:56 – 13:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:47 – 14:38
- 9☽︎ Moon14:38 – 15:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:29 – 16:20
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:20 – 17:11
- 12♂︎ Mars17:11 – 18:02
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:02 – 19:11
- 2♀︎ Venus19:11 – 20:20
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:20 – 21:29
- 4☽︎ Moon21:29 – 22:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:38 – 23:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:47 – 00:56
- 7♂︎ Mars00:56 – 02:04
- 8☉︎ Sun02:04 – 03:13
- 9♀︎ Venus03:13 – 04:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:22 – 05:31
- 11☽︎ Moon05:31 – 06:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:40 – 07:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brussels?
On Wednesday, 17 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:51 and sets at 18:02: the day lasts 10h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:49, lasts 13h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:51 to 08:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.