Planetary hours
in Schaerbeek.
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, 22 January 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:31
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Next sunrise
- 08:30
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:31 – 09:15
- 2☽︎ Moon09:15 – 09:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:59 – 10:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:43 – 11:26
- 5♂︎ Mars11:26 – 12:10
- 6☉︎ Sun12:10 – 12:54
- 7♀︎ Venus12:54 – 13:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:38 – 14:21
- 9☽︎ Moon14:21 – 15:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:05 – 15:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:49 – 16:33
- 12♂︎ Mars16:33 – 17:17
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:17 – 18:33
- 2♀︎ Venus18:33 – 19:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:49 – 21:05
- 4☽︎ Moon21:05 – 22:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:21 – 23:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:37 – 00:53
- 7♂︎ Mars00:53 – 02:09
- 8☉︎ Sun02:09 – 03:26
- 9♀︎ Venus03:26 – 04:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:42 – 05:58
- 11☽︎ Moon05:58 – 07:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:14 – 08:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Schaerbeek?
On Wednesday, 22 January 2025, the Sun rises at 08:31 and sets at 17:17: the day lasts 8h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:30, lasts 15h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:31 to 09:15: 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.