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, 30 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:52
- Sunset
- 20:32
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:52 – 08:01
- 2♀︎ Venus08:01 – 09:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:09 – 10:17
- 4☽︎ Moon10:17 – 11:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:26 – 12:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:34 – 13:42
- 7♂︎ Mars13:42 – 14:50
- 8☉︎ Sun14:50 – 15:59
- 9♀︎ Venus15:59 – 17:07
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:07 – 18:15
- 11☽︎ Moon18:15 – 19:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:24 – 20:32
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:32 – 21:24
- 2♂︎ Mars21:24 – 22:15
- 3☉︎ Sun22:15 – 23:07
- 4♀︎ Venus23:07 – 23:59
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:59 – 00:51
- 6☽︎ Moon00:51 – 01:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:43 – 02:35
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:35 – 03:27
- 9♂︎ Mars03:27 – 04:18
- 10☉︎ Sun04:18 – 05:10
- 11♀︎ Venus05:10 – 06:02
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:02 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ixelles?
On Sunday, 30 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:52 and sets at 20:32: the day lasts 13h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 10h 22m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:52 to 08:01: 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.