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 Monday, 20 September 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Sunset
- 19:46
- Next sunrise
- 07:26
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:25 – 08:27
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:27 – 09:28
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:28 – 10:30
- 4♂︎ Mars10:30 – 11:32
- 5☉︎ Sun11:32 – 12:34
- 6♀︎ Venus12:34 – 13:35
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:35 – 14:37
- 8☽︎ Moon14:37 – 15:39
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:39 – 16:41
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:41 – 17:42
- 11♂︎ Mars17:42 – 18:44
- 12☉︎ Sun18:44 – 19:46
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:46 – 20:44
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:44 – 21:43
- 3☽︎ Moon21:43 – 22:41
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:41 – 23:39
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:39 – 00:38
- 6♂︎ Mars00:38 – 01:36
- 7☉︎ Sun01:36 – 02:34
- 8♀︎ Venus02:34 – 03:33
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:33 – 04:31
- 10☽︎ Moon04:31 – 05:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:30 – 06:28
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:28 – 07:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean?
On Monday, 20 September 2027, the Sun rises at 07:25 and sets at 19:46: the day lasts 12h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:26, lasts 11h 41m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:25 to 08:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.