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, 7 January 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:43
- Sunset
- 16:53
- Next sunrise
- 08:43
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:43 – 09:24
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:24 – 10:05
- 3☽︎ Moon10:05 – 10:46
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:46 – 11:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:27 – 12:07
- 6♂︎ Mars12:07 – 12:48
- 7☉︎ Sun12:48 – 13:29
- 8♀︎ Venus13:29 – 14:10
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:10 – 14:51
- 10☽︎ Moon14:51 – 15:32
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:32 – 16:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:12 – 16:53
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:53 – 18:12
- 2☉︎ Sun18:12 – 19:32
- 3♀︎ Venus19:32 – 20:51
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:51 – 22:10
- 5☽︎ Moon22:10 – 23:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:29 – 00:48
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:48 – 02:07
- 8♂︎ Mars02:07 – 03:26
- 9☉︎ Sun03:26 – 04:45
- 10♀︎ Venus04:45 – 06:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:04 – 07:24
- 12☽︎ Moon07:24 – 08:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Ixelles?
On Friday, 7 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:43 and sets at 16:53: the day lasts 8h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:43, lasts 15h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:43 to 09:24: 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.