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 Tuesday, 6 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 19:09
- Next sunrise
- 07:52
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:50 – 08:47
- 2☉︎ Sun08:47 – 09:43
- 3♀︎ Venus09:43 – 10:40
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:40 – 11:37
- 5☽︎ Moon11:37 – 12:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:33 – 13:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:30 – 14:26
- 8♂︎ Mars14:26 – 15:23
- 9☉︎ Sun15:23 – 16:19
- 10♀︎ Venus16:19 – 17:16
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:16 – 18:13
- 12☽︎ Moon18:13 – 19:09
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:09 – 20:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:13 – 21:16
- 3♂︎ Mars21:16 – 22:20
- 4☉︎ Sun22:20 – 23:23
- 5♀︎ Venus23:23 – 00:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:27 – 01:30
- 7☽︎ Moon01:30 – 02:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:34 – 03:38
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:38 – 04:41
- 10♂︎ Mars04:41 – 05:45
- 11☉︎ Sun05:45 – 06:48
- 12♀︎ Venus06:48 – 07:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ixelles?
On Tuesday, 6 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 19:09: the day lasts 11h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:52, lasts 12h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:50 to 08:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.