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 Friday, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:07
- Sunset
- 18:48
- Next sunrise
- 08:08
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:07 – 09:00
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:00 – 09:53
- 3☽︎ Moon09:53 – 10:47
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:47 – 11:40
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:40 – 12:34
- 6♂︎ Mars12:34 – 13:27
- 7☉︎ Sun13:27 – 14:21
- 8♀︎ Venus14:21 – 15:14
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:14 – 16:07
- 10☽︎ Moon16:07 – 17:01
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:01 – 17:54
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:54 – 18:48
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:48 – 19:54
- 2☉︎ Sun19:54 – 21:01
- 3♀︎ Venus21:01 – 22:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:08 – 23:15
- 5☽︎ Moon23:15 – 00:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:21 – 01:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:28 – 02:35
- 8♂︎ Mars02:35 – 03:41
- 9☉︎ Sun03:41 – 04:48
- 10♀︎ Venus04:48 – 05:55
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:55 – 07:01
- 12☽︎ Moon07:01 – 08:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ixelles?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:07 and sets at 18:48: the day lasts 10h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:08, lasts 13h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:07 to 09:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.