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 Monday, 12 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:00
- Sunset
- 18:56
- Next sunrise
- 08:02
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:00 – 08:55
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:55 – 09:49
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:49 – 10:44
- 4♂︎ Mars10:44 – 11:39
- 5☉︎ Sun11:39 – 12:33
- 6♀︎ Venus12:33 – 13:28
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:28 – 14:23
- 8☽︎ Moon14:23 – 15:17
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:17 – 16:12
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:12 – 17:07
- 11♂︎ Mars17:07 – 18:02
- 12☉︎ Sun18:02 – 18:56
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:56 – 20:02
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:02 – 21:07
- 3☽︎ Moon21:07 – 22:13
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:13 – 23:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:18 – 00:23
- 6♂︎ Mars00:23 – 01:29
- 7☉︎ Sun01:29 – 02:34
- 8♀︎ Venus02:34 – 03:40
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:40 – 04:45
- 10☽︎ Moon04:45 – 05:51
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:51 – 06:56
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:56 – 08:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ixelles?
On Monday, 12 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:00 and sets at 18:56: the day lasts 10h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:02, lasts 13h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:00 to 08:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.