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 Sunday, 3 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 21:06
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:12 – 07:27
- 2♀︎ Venus07:27 – 08:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:41 – 09:56
- 4☽︎ Moon09:56 – 11:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:10 – 12:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:25 – 13:39
- 7♂︎ Mars13:39 – 14:54
- 8☉︎ Sun14:54 – 16:08
- 9♀︎ Venus16:08 – 17:23
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:23 – 18:37
- 11☽︎ Moon18:37 – 19:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:52 – 21:06
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:06 – 21:52
- 2♂︎ Mars21:52 – 22:37
- 3☉︎ Sun22:37 – 23:22
- 4♀︎ Venus23:22 – 00:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:08 – 00:53
- 6☽︎ Moon00:53 – 01:39
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:39 – 02:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:24 – 03:09
- 9♂︎ Mars03:09 – 03:55
- 10☉︎ Sun03:55 – 04:40
- 11♀︎ Venus04:40 – 05:25
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:25 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Schaerbeek?
On Sunday, 3 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 21:06: the day lasts 14h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 9h 04m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:12 to 07:27: 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.