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 Sunday, 22 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:09
- Sunset
- 16:47
- Next sunrise
- 08:10
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:09 – 08:52
- 2♀︎ Venus08:52 – 09:35
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:35 – 10:18
- 4☽︎ Moon10:18 – 11:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:02 – 11:45
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:45 – 12:28
- 7♂︎ Mars12:28 – 13:11
- 8☉︎ Sun13:11 – 13:54
- 9♀︎ Venus13:54 – 14:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:37 – 15:21
- 11☽︎ Moon15:21 – 16:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:04 – 16:47
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:47 – 18:04
- 2♂︎ Mars18:04 – 19:21
- 3☉︎ Sun19:21 – 20:38
- 4♀︎ Venus20:38 – 21:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:55 – 23:12
- 6☽︎ Moon23:12 – 00:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:29 – 01:46
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:46 – 03:03
- 9♂︎ Mars03:03 – 04:20
- 10☉︎ Sun04:20 – 05:37
- 11♀︎ Venus05:37 – 06:53
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:53 – 08:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ixelles?
On Sunday, 22 November 2026, the Sun rises at 08:09 and sets at 16:47: the day lasts 8h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:10, lasts 15h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:09 to 08:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.