Planetary hours
in Namur.
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 Tuesday, 20 January 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:30
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Next sunrise
- 08:29
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:30 – 09:14
- 2☉︎ Sun09:14 – 09:57
- 3♀︎ Venus09:57 – 10:41
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:41 – 11:24
- 5☽︎ Moon11:24 – 12:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:08 – 12:51
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:51 – 13:35
- 8♂︎ Mars13:35 – 14:18
- 9☉︎ Sun14:18 – 15:02
- 10♀︎ Venus15:02 – 15:45
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:45 – 16:29
- 12☽︎ Moon16:29 – 17:12
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:12 – 18:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:29 – 19:45
- 3♂︎ Mars19:45 – 21:02
- 4☉︎ Sun21:02 – 22:18
- 5♀︎ Venus22:18 – 23:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:34 – 00:51
- 7☽︎ Moon00:51 – 02:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:07 – 03:24
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:24 – 04:40
- 10♂︎ Mars04:40 – 05:56
- 11☉︎ Sun05:56 – 07:13
- 12♀︎ Venus07:13 – 08:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Namur?
On Tuesday, 20 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:30 and sets at 17:12: the day lasts 8h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:29, lasts 15h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:30 to 09:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.