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, 30 November 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:21
- Sunset
- 16:40
- Next sunrise
- 08:23
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:21 – 09:03
- 2♀︎ Venus09:03 – 09:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:45 – 10:26
- 4☽︎ Moon10:26 – 11:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:08 – 11:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:49 – 12:31
- 7♂︎ Mars12:31 – 13:12
- 8☉︎ Sun13:12 – 13:54
- 9♀︎ Venus13:54 – 14:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:35 – 15:17
- 11☽︎ Moon15:17 – 15:59
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:59 – 16:40
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:40 – 17:59
- 2♂︎ Mars17:59 – 19:17
- 3☉︎ Sun19:17 – 20:36
- 4♀︎ Venus20:36 – 21:54
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:54 – 23:13
- 6☽︎ Moon23:13 – 00:31
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:31 – 01:50
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:50 – 03:09
- 9♂︎ Mars03:09 – 04:27
- 10☉︎ Sun04:27 – 05:46
- 11♀︎ Venus05:46 – 07:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:04 – 08:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean?
On Sunday, 30 November 2025, the Sun rises at 08:21 and sets at 16:40: the day lasts 8h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:23, lasts 15h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:21 to 09:03: 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.