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 Monday, 3 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 21:24
- Next sunrise
- 06:13
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:11 – 07:27
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:27 – 08:43
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:43 – 09:59
- 4♂︎ Mars09:59 – 11:16
- 5☉︎ Sun11:16 – 12:32
- 6♀︎ Venus12:32 – 13:48
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:48 – 15:04
- 8☽︎ Moon15:04 – 16:20
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:20 – 17:36
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:36 – 18:52
- 11♂︎ Mars18:52 – 20:08
- 12☉︎ Sun20:08 – 21:24
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:24 – 22:08
- 2☿︎ Mercury22:08 – 22:52
- 3☽︎ Moon22:52 – 23:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:36 – 00:20
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:20 – 01:04
- 6♂︎ Mars01:04 – 01:48
- 7☉︎ Sun01:48 – 02:32
- 8♀︎ Venus02:32 – 03:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:17 – 04:01
- 10☽︎ Moon04:01 – 04:45
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:45 – 05:29
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:29 – 06:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ixelles?
On Monday, 3 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 21:24: the day lasts 15h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:13, lasts 8h 48m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:11 to 07:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.