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, 9 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 21:14
- Next sunrise
- 06:22
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:20 – 07:35
- 2♀︎ Venus07:35 – 08:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:49 – 10:04
- 4☽︎ Moon10:04 – 11:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:18 – 12:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:33 – 13:47
- 7♂︎ Mars13:47 – 15:02
- 8☉︎ Sun15:02 – 16:16
- 9♀︎ Venus16:16 – 17:30
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:30 – 18:45
- 11☽︎ Moon18:45 – 19:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:59 – 21:14
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:14 – 22:00
- 2♂︎ Mars22:00 – 22:45
- 3☉︎ Sun22:45 – 23:31
- 4♀︎ Venus23:31 – 00:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:17 – 01:02
- 6☽︎ Moon01:02 – 01:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:48 – 02:33
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:33 – 03:19
- 9♂︎ Mars03:19 – 04:05
- 10☉︎ Sun04:05 – 04:50
- 11♀︎ Venus04:50 – 05:36
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:36 – 06:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ixelles?
On Sunday, 9 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 21:14: the day lasts 14h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:22, lasts 9h 08m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:20 to 07:35: 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.