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, 17 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:37
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Next sunrise
- 08:36
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:37 – 09:19
- 2♀︎ Venus09:19 – 10:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:02 – 10:45
- 4☽︎ Moon10:45 – 11:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:27 – 12:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:10 – 12:52
- 7♂︎ Mars12:52 – 13:35
- 8☉︎ Sun13:35 – 14:18
- 9♀︎ Venus14:18 – 15:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:00 – 15:43
- 11☽︎ Moon15:43 – 16:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:25 – 17:08
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:08 – 18:25
- 2♂︎ Mars18:25 – 19:43
- 3☉︎ Sun19:43 – 21:00
- 4♀︎ Venus21:00 – 22:17
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:17 – 23:35
- 6☽︎ Moon23:35 – 00:52
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:52 – 02:09
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:09 – 03:27
- 9♂︎ Mars03:27 – 04:44
- 10☉︎ Sun04:44 – 06:01
- 11♀︎ Venus06:01 – 07:19
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:19 – 08:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean?
On Sunday, 17 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:37 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 8h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:36, lasts 15h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:37 to 09:19: 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.