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 Sunday, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 20:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:30 – 07:42
- 2♀︎ Venus07:42 – 08:54
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:54 – 10:07
- 4☽︎ Moon10:07 – 11:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:19 – 12:31
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:31 – 13:44
- 7♂︎ Mars13:44 – 14:56
- 8☉︎ Sun14:56 – 16:08
- 9♀︎ Venus16:08 – 17:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:21 – 18:33
- 11☽︎ Moon18:33 – 19:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:45 – 20:58
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:58 – 21:46
- 2♂︎ Mars21:46 – 22:33
- 3☉︎ Sun22:33 – 23:21
- 4♀︎ Venus23:21 – 00:09
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:09 – 00:57
- 6☽︎ Moon00:57 – 01:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:45 – 02:32
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:32 – 03:20
- 9♂︎ Mars03:20 – 04:08
- 10☉︎ Sun04:08 – 04:56
- 11♀︎ Venus04:56 – 05:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:44 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Namur?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 20:58: the day lasts 14h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 9h 34m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:30 to 07:42: 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.