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, 12 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:35
- Sunset
- 16:36
- Next sunrise
- 08:36
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:35 – 09:16
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:16 – 09:56
- 3♂︎ Mars09:56 – 10:36
- 4☉︎ Sun10:36 – 11:16
- 5♀︎ Venus11:16 – 11:56
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:56 – 12:36
- 7☽︎ Moon12:36 – 13:16
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:16 – 13:56
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:56 – 14:36
- 10♂︎ Mars14:36 – 15:16
- 11☉︎ Sun15:16 – 15:56
- 12♀︎ Venus15:56 – 16:36
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:36 – 17:56
- 2☽︎ Moon17:56 – 19:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:16 – 20:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:36 – 21:56
- 5♂︎ Mars21:56 – 23:16
- 6☉︎ Sun23:16 – 00:36
- 7♀︎ Venus00:36 – 01:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:56 – 03:16
- 9☽︎ Moon03:16 – 04:36
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:36 – 05:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:56 – 07:16
- 12♂︎ Mars07:16 – 08:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean?
On Saturday, 12 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:35 and sets at 16:36: the day lasts 8h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:36, lasts 16h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:35 to 09:16: 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.