Planetary hours
in Ixelles.
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 Friday, 4 April 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 20:20
- Next sunrise
- 07:09
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:11 – 08:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:17 – 09:23
- 3☽︎ Moon09:23 – 10:28
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:28 – 11:34
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:34 – 12:40
- 6♂︎ Mars12:40 – 13:45
- 7☉︎ Sun13:45 – 14:51
- 8♀︎ Venus14:51 – 15:57
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:57 – 17:03
- 10☽︎ Moon17:03 – 18:08
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:08 – 19:14
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:14 – 20:20
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:20 – 21:14
- 2☉︎ Sun21:14 – 22:08
- 3♀︎ Venus22:08 – 23:02
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:02 – 23:56
- 5☽︎ Moon23:56 – 00:50
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:50 – 01:44
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:44 – 02:38
- 8♂︎ Mars02:38 – 03:33
- 9☉︎ Sun03:33 – 04:27
- 10♀︎ Venus04:27 – 05:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:21 – 06:15
- 12☽︎ Moon06:15 – 07:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ixelles?
On Friday, 4 April 2025, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 20:20: the day lasts 13h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:09, lasts 10h 49m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:11 to 08:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.