Planetary hours
in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean.
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 Wednesday, 9 October 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:56
- Sunset
- 19:02
- Next sunrise
- 07:58
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:56 – 08:52
- 2☽︎ Moon08:52 – 09:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:47 – 10:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:43 – 11:38
- 5♂︎ Mars11:38 – 12:33
- 6☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:29
- 7♀︎ Venus13:29 – 14:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:24 – 15:20
- 9☽︎ Moon15:20 – 16:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:15 – 17:11
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:11 – 18:06
- 12♂︎ Mars18:06 – 19:02
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:02 – 20:06
- 2♀︎ Venus20:06 – 21:11
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:11 – 22:16
- 4☽︎ Moon22:16 – 23:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:20 – 00:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:25 – 01:30
- 7♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:34
- 8☉︎ Sun02:34 – 03:39
- 9♀︎ Venus03:39 – 04:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:44 – 05:48
- 11☽︎ Moon05:48 – 06:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:53 – 07:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean?
On Wednesday, 9 October 2024, the Sun rises at 07:56 and sets at 19:02: the day lasts 11h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:58, lasts 12h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:56 to 08:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.