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, 7 June 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 21:52
- Next sunrise
- 05:30
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:30 – 06:52
- 2♀︎ Venus06:52 – 08:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:14 – 09:36
- 4☽︎ Moon09:36 – 10:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:58 – 12:20
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:20 – 13:41
- 7♂︎ Mars13:41 – 15:03
- 8☉︎ Sun15:03 – 16:25
- 9♀︎ Venus16:25 – 17:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:47 – 19:09
- 11☽︎ Moon19:09 – 20:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:31 – 21:52
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:52 – 22:31
- 2♂︎ Mars22:31 – 23:09
- 3☉︎ Sun23:09 – 23:47
- 4♀︎ Venus23:47 – 00:25
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:25 – 01:03
- 6☽︎ Moon01:03 – 01:41
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:41 – 02:19
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:19 – 02:57
- 9♂︎ Mars02:57 – 03:36
- 10☉︎ Sun03:36 – 04:14
- 11♀︎ Venus04:14 – 04:52
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:52 – 05:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean?
On Sunday, 7 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 21:52: the day lasts 16h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:30, lasts 7h 38m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:30 to 06:52: 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.