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 Sunday, 21 September 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:27
- Sunset
- 19:42
- Next sunrise
- 07:29
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:27 – 08:28
- 2♀︎ Venus08:28 – 09:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:30 – 10:31
- 4☽︎ Moon10:31 – 11:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:32 – 12:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:33 – 13:35
- 7♂︎ Mars13:35 – 14:36
- 8☉︎ Sun14:36 – 15:37
- 9♀︎ Venus15:37 – 16:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:39 – 17:40
- 11☽︎ Moon17:40 – 18:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:41 – 19:42
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:42 – 20:41
- 2♂︎ Mars20:41 – 21:40
- 3☉︎ Sun21:40 – 22:39
- 4♀︎ Venus22:39 – 23:38
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:38 – 00:37
- 6☽︎ Moon00:37 – 01:36
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:36 – 02:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:34 – 03:33
- 9♂︎ Mars03:33 – 04:32
- 10☉︎ Sun04:32 – 05:31
- 11♀︎ Venus05:31 – 06:30
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:30 – 07:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean?
On Sunday, 21 September 2025, the Sun rises at 07:27 and sets at 19:42: the day lasts 12h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:29, lasts 11h 46m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:27 to 08:28: 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.