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 Tuesday, 26 May 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 21:40
- Next sunrise
- 05:38
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:39 – 06:59
- 2☉︎ Sun06:59 – 08:19
- 3♀︎ Venus08:19 – 09:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:39 – 10:59
- 5☽︎ Moon10:59 – 12:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:19 – 13:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:39 – 14:59
- 8♂︎ Mars14:59 – 16:19
- 9☉︎ Sun16:19 – 17:39
- 10♀︎ Venus17:39 – 19:00
- 11☿︎ Mercury19:00 – 20:20
- 12☽︎ Moon20:20 – 21:40
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:40 – 22:19
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:19 – 22:59
- 3♂︎ Mars22:59 – 23:39
- 4☉︎ Sun23:39 – 00:19
- 5♀︎ Venus00:19 – 00:59
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:59 – 01:39
- 7☽︎ Moon01:39 – 02:19
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:19 – 02:59
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:59 – 03:39
- 10♂︎ Mars03:39 – 04:19
- 11☉︎ Sun04:19 – 04:58
- 12♀︎ Venus04:58 – 05:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ixelles?
On Tuesday, 26 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 21:40: the day lasts 16h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:38, lasts 7h 59m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:39 to 06:59: 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.