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 Friday, 14 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 21:05
- Next sunrise
- 06:29
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:28 – 07:41
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:41 – 08:54
- 3☽︎ Moon08:54 – 10:07
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:07 – 11:20
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:20 – 12:33
- 6♂︎ Mars12:33 – 13:46
- 7☉︎ Sun13:46 – 14:59
- 8♀︎ Venus14:59 – 16:12
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:12 – 17:25
- 10☽︎ Moon17:25 – 18:38
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:38 – 19:52
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:52 – 21:05
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:05 – 21:52
- 2☉︎ Sun21:52 – 22:39
- 3♀︎ Venus22:39 – 23:26
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:26 – 00:13
- 5☽︎ Moon00:13 – 01:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:00 – 01:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:47 – 02:34
- 8♂︎ Mars02:34 – 03:21
- 9☉︎ Sun03:21 – 04:08
- 10♀︎ Venus04:08 – 04:55
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:55 – 05:42
- 12☽︎ Moon05:42 – 06:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ixelles?
On Friday, 14 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 21:05: the day lasts 14h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:29, lasts 9h 25m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:28 to 07:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.