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 Wednesday, 3 May 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 21:07
- Next sunrise
- 06:10
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:12 – 07:26
- 2☽︎ Moon07:26 – 08:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:41 – 09:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:56 – 11:10
- 5♂︎ Mars11:10 – 12:25
- 6☉︎ Sun12:25 – 13:40
- 7♀︎ Venus13:40 – 14:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:54 – 16:09
- 9☽︎ Moon16:09 – 17:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:24 – 18:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:38 – 19:53
- 12♂︎ Mars19:53 – 21:07
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:07 – 21:53
- 2♀︎ Venus21:53 – 22:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:38 – 23:23
- 4☽︎ Moon23:23 – 00:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:08 – 00:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:54 – 01:39
- 7♂︎ Mars01:39 – 02:24
- 8☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:09
- 9♀︎ Venus03:09 – 03:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:54 – 04:40
- 11☽︎ Moon04:40 – 05:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:25 – 06:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Molenbeek-Saint-Jean?
On Wednesday, 3 May 2028, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 21:07: the day lasts 14h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 9h 03m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:12 to 07:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.