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 Sunday, 7 September 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 20:14
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:05 – 08:11
- 2♀︎ Venus08:11 – 09:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:17 – 10:22
- 4☽︎ Moon10:22 – 11:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:28 – 12:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:34 – 13:39
- 7♂︎ Mars13:39 – 14:45
- 8☉︎ Sun14:45 – 15:51
- 9♀︎ Venus15:51 – 16:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:57 – 18:02
- 11☽︎ Moon18:02 – 19:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:08 – 20:14
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:14 – 21:08
- 2♂︎ Mars21:08 – 22:03
- 3☉︎ Sun22:03 – 22:57
- 4♀︎ Venus22:57 – 23:51
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:51 – 00:46
- 6☽︎ Moon00:46 – 01:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:40 – 02:35
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:35 – 03:29
- 9♂︎ Mars03:29 – 04:23
- 10☉︎ Sun04:23 – 05:18
- 11♀︎ Venus05:18 – 06:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:12 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ixelles?
On Sunday, 7 September 2025, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 20:14: the day lasts 13h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 10h 53m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:05 to 08:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.