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 Tuesday, 2 May 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 21:06
- Next sunrise
- 06:12
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:13 – 07:28
- 2☉︎ Sun07:28 – 08:42
- 3♀︎ Venus08:42 – 09:56
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:56 – 11:11
- 5☽︎ Moon11:11 – 12:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:25 – 13:40
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:40 – 14:54
- 8♂︎ Mars14:54 – 16:08
- 9☉︎ Sun16:08 – 17:23
- 10♀︎ Venus17:23 – 18:37
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:37 – 19:51
- 12☽︎ Moon19:51 – 21:06
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:06 – 21:51
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:51 – 22:37
- 3♂︎ Mars22:37 – 23:22
- 4☉︎ Sun23:22 – 00:08
- 5♀︎ Venus00:08 – 00:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:53 – 01:39
- 7☽︎ Moon01:39 – 02:24
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:24 – 03:10
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:10 – 03:55
- 10♂︎ Mars03:55 – 04:41
- 11☉︎ Sun04:41 – 05:26
- 12♀︎ Venus05:26 – 06:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Brussels?
On Tuesday, 2 May 2028, the Sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 21:06: the day lasts 14h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:12, lasts 9h 06m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:13 to 07:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.