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 Wednesday, 9 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 20:10
- Next sunrise
- 07:09
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:08 – 08:13
- 2☽︎ Moon08:13 – 09:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:18 – 10:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:23 – 11:29
- 5♂︎ Mars11:29 – 12:34
- 6☉︎ Sun12:34 – 13:39
- 7♀︎ Venus13:39 – 14:44
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:44 – 15:49
- 9☽︎ Moon15:49 – 16:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:54 – 17:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:59 – 19:05
- 12♂︎ Mars19:05 – 20:10
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:10 – 21:05
- 2♀︎ Venus21:05 – 22:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:00 – 22:55
- 4☽︎ Moon22:55 – 23:50
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:50 – 00:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:45 – 01:40
- 7♂︎ Mars01:40 – 02:35
- 8☉︎ Sun02:35 – 03:30
- 9♀︎ Venus03:30 – 04:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:25 – 05:20
- 11☽︎ Moon05:20 – 06:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:14 – 07:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ixelles?
On Wednesday, 9 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:08 and sets at 20:10: the day lasts 13h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:09, lasts 11h 00m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:08 to 08:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.