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, 19 May 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 21:30
- Next sunrise
- 05:47
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:48 – 07:06
- 2☽︎ Moon07:06 – 08:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:25 – 09:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:43 – 11:02
- 5♂︎ Mars11:02 – 12:21
- 6☉︎ Sun12:21 – 13:39
- 7♀︎ Venus13:39 – 14:58
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:58 – 16:16
- 9☽︎ Moon16:16 – 17:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:35 – 18:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:53 – 20:12
- 12♂︎ Mars20:12 – 21:30
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:30 – 22:12
- 2♀︎ Venus22:12 – 22:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:53 – 23:34
- 4☽︎ Moon23:34 – 00:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:16 – 00:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:57 – 01:38
- 7♂︎ Mars01:38 – 02:20
- 8☉︎ Sun02:20 – 03:01
- 9♀︎ Venus03:01 – 03:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:42 – 04:24
- 11☽︎ Moon04:24 – 05:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:05 – 05:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brussels?
On Wednesday, 19 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 21:30: the day lasts 15h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:47, lasts 8h 16m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:48 to 07:06: 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.