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 Saturday, 5 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:02
- Sunset
- 20:19
- Next sunrise
- 07:03
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:02 – 08:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:08 – 09:15
- 3♂︎ Mars09:15 – 10:21
- 4☉︎ Sun10:21 – 11:27
- 5♀︎ Venus11:27 – 12:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:34 – 13:40
- 7☽︎ Moon13:40 – 14:47
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:47 – 15:53
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:53 – 16:59
- 10♂︎ Mars16:59 – 18:06
- 11☉︎ Sun18:06 – 19:12
- 12♀︎ Venus19:12 – 20:19
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:19 – 21:12
- 2☽︎ Moon21:12 – 22:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:06 – 23:00
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:00 – 23:54
- 5♂︎ Mars23:54 – 00:47
- 6☉︎ Sun00:47 – 01:41
- 7♀︎ Venus01:41 – 02:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:35 – 03:28
- 9☽︎ Moon03:28 – 04:22
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:22 – 05:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:16 – 06:10
- 12♂︎ Mars06:10 – 07:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ixelles?
On Saturday, 5 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:02 and sets at 20:19: the day lasts 13h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:03, lasts 10h 45m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:02 to 08:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.