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, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 21:26
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:10 – 07:26
- 2♀︎ Venus07:26 – 08:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:42 – 09:59
- 4☽︎ Moon09:59 – 11:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:15 – 12:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:31 – 13:48
- 7♂︎ Mars13:48 – 15:04
- 8☉︎ Sun15:04 – 16:21
- 9♀︎ Venus16:21 – 17:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:37 – 18:53
- 11☽︎ Moon18:53 – 20:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:10 – 21:26
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:26 – 22:10
- 2♂︎ Mars22:10 – 22:54
- 3☉︎ Sun22:54 – 23:37
- 4♀︎ Venus23:37 – 00:21
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:21 – 01:05
- 6☽︎ Moon01:05 – 01:49
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:49 – 02:32
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:32 – 03:16
- 9♂︎ Mars03:16 – 04:00
- 10☉︎ Sun04:00 – 04:44
- 11♀︎ Venus04:44 – 05:27
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:27 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ixelles?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 21:26: the day lasts 15h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 8h 45m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:10 to 07:26: 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.