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, 3 March 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:23
- Sunset
- 18:26
- Next sunrise
- 07:21
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:23 – 08:18
- 2☽︎ Moon08:18 – 09:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:13 – 10:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:09 – 11:04
- 5♂︎ Mars11:04 – 11:59
- 6☉︎ Sun11:59 – 12:54
- 7♀︎ Venus12:54 – 13:50
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:50 – 14:45
- 9☽︎ Moon14:45 – 15:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:40 – 16:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:36 – 17:31
- 12♂︎ Mars17:31 – 18:26
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:26 – 19:31
- 2♀︎ Venus19:31 – 20:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:35 – 21:40
- 4☽︎ Moon21:40 – 22:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:44 – 23:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:49 – 00:53
- 7♂︎ Mars00:53 – 01:58
- 8☉︎ Sun01:58 – 03:03
- 9♀︎ Venus03:03 – 04:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:07 – 05:12
- 11☽︎ Moon05:12 – 06:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:16 – 07:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brussels?
On Wednesday, 3 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:23 and sets at 18:26: the day lasts 11h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:21, lasts 12h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:23 to 08:18: 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.