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 Friday, 29 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:37
- Sunset
- 21:43
- Next sunrise
- 05:36
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:37 – 06:57
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:57 – 08:18
- 3☽︎ Moon08:18 – 09:38
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:38 – 10:59
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:59 – 12:19
- 6♂︎ Mars12:19 – 13:40
- 7☉︎ Sun13:40 – 15:01
- 8♀︎ Venus15:01 – 16:21
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:21 – 17:42
- 10☽︎ Moon17:42 – 19:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn19:02 – 20:23
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:23 – 21:43
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:43 – 22:23
- 2☉︎ Sun22:23 – 23:02
- 3♀︎ Venus23:02 – 23:42
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:42 – 00:21
- 5☽︎ Moon00:21 – 01:00
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:00 – 01:40
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:40 – 02:19
- 8♂︎ Mars02:19 – 02:58
- 9☉︎ Sun02:58 – 03:38
- 10♀︎ Venus03:38 – 04:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:17 – 04:56
- 12☽︎ Moon04:56 – 05:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean?
On Friday, 29 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 21:43: the day lasts 16h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:36, lasts 7h 52m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:37 to 06:57: 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.