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, 6 June 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 21:51
- Next sunrise
- 05:30
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:31 – 06:52
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:52 – 08:14
- 3☽︎ Moon08:14 – 09:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:36 – 10:58
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:58 – 12:19
- 6♂︎ Mars12:19 – 13:41
- 7☉︎ Sun13:41 – 15:03
- 8♀︎ Venus15:03 – 16:24
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:24 – 17:46
- 10☽︎ Moon17:46 – 19:08
- 11♄︎ Saturn19:08 – 20:30
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:30 – 21:51
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:51 – 22:30
- 2☉︎ Sun22:30 – 23:08
- 3♀︎ Venus23:08 – 23:46
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:46 – 00:24
- 5☽︎ Moon00:24 – 01:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:03 – 01:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:41 – 02:19
- 8♂︎ Mars02:19 – 02:57
- 9☉︎ Sun02:57 – 03:35
- 10♀︎ Venus03:35 – 04:14
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:14 – 04:52
- 12☽︎ Moon04:52 – 05:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ixelles?
On Friday, 6 June 2025, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 21:51: the day lasts 16h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:30, lasts 7h 39m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:31 to 06:52: 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.