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 Saturday, 4 December 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:26
- Sunset
- 16:38
- Next sunrise
- 08:27
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:26 – 09:07
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:07 – 09:48
- 3♂︎ Mars09:48 – 10:29
- 4☉︎ Sun10:29 – 11:10
- 5♀︎ Venus11:10 – 11:51
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:51 – 12:32
- 7☽︎ Moon12:32 – 13:13
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:13 – 13:54
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:54 – 14:35
- 10♂︎ Mars14:35 – 15:16
- 11☉︎ Sun15:16 – 15:57
- 12♀︎ Venus15:57 – 16:38
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:38 – 17:57
- 2☽︎ Moon17:57 – 19:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:16 – 20:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:35 – 21:54
- 5♂︎ Mars21:54 – 23:14
- 6☉︎ Sun23:14 – 00:33
- 7♀︎ Venus00:33 – 01:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:52 – 03:11
- 9☽︎ Moon03:11 – 04:30
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:30 – 05:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:49 – 07:08
- 12♂︎ Mars07:08 – 08:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brussels?
On Saturday, 4 December 2027, the Sun rises at 08:26 and sets at 16:38: the day lasts 8h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:27, lasts 15h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:26 to 09:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.