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 Saturday, 7 March 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:12
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:14 – 08:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:11 – 09:07
- 3♂︎ Mars09:07 – 10:04
- 4☉︎ Sun10:04 – 11:00
- 5♀︎ Venus11:00 – 11:57
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:57 – 12:54
- 7☽︎ Moon12:54 – 13:50
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:50 – 14:47
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:47 – 15:44
- 10♂︎ Mars15:44 – 16:40
- 11☉︎ Sun16:40 – 17:37
- 12♀︎ Venus17:37 – 18:33
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:33 – 19:37
- 2☽︎ Moon19:37 – 20:40
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:40 – 21:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:43 – 22:46
- 5♂︎ Mars22:46 – 23:49
- 6☉︎ Sun23:49 – 00:53
- 7♀︎ Venus00:53 – 01:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:56 – 02:59
- 9☽︎ Moon02:59 – 04:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:02 – 05:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:05 – 06:09
- 12♂︎ Mars06:09 – 07:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean?
On Saturday, 7 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 11h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:12, lasts 12h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:14 to 08:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.