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 Monday, 29 September 2025: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:39
- Sunset
- 19:24
- Next sunrise
- 07:41
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:39 – 08:38
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:38 – 09:37
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:37 – 10:36
- 4♂︎ Mars10:36 – 11:34
- 5☉︎ Sun11:34 – 12:33
- 6♀︎ Venus12:33 – 13:32
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:32 – 14:30
- 8☽︎ Moon14:30 – 15:29
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:29 – 16:28
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:28 – 17:27
- 11♂︎ Mars17:27 – 18:25
- 12☉︎ Sun18:25 – 19:24
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:24 – 20:25
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:25 – 21:27
- 3☽︎ Moon21:27 – 22:28
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:28 – 23:30
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:30 – 00:31
- 6♂︎ Mars00:31 – 01:33
- 7☉︎ Sun01:33 – 02:34
- 8♀︎ Venus02:34 – 03:35
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:35 – 04:37
- 10☽︎ Moon04:37 – 05:38
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:38 – 06:40
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:40 – 07:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Schaerbeek?
On Monday, 29 September 2025, the Sun rises at 07:39 and sets at 19:24: the day lasts 11h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:41, lasts 12h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:39 to 08:38: 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.