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 Saturday, 18 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 21:47
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:49 – 07:09
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:09 – 08:29
- 3♂︎ Mars08:29 – 09:48
- 4☉︎ Sun09:48 – 11:08
- 5♀︎ Venus11:08 – 12:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:28 – 13:48
- 7☽︎ Moon13:48 – 15:08
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:08 – 16:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:27 – 17:47
- 10♂︎ Mars17:47 – 19:07
- 11☉︎ Sun19:07 – 20:27
- 12♀︎ Venus20:27 – 21:47
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:47 – 22:27
- 2☽︎ Moon22:27 – 23:07
- 3♄︎ Saturn23:07 – 23:48
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:48 – 00:28
- 5♂︎ Mars00:28 – 01:08
- 6☉︎ Sun01:08 – 01:48
- 7♀︎ Venus01:48 – 02:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:29 – 03:09
- 9☽︎ Moon03:09 – 03:49
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:49 – 04:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:30 – 05:10
- 12♂︎ Mars05:10 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Schaerbeek?
On Saturday, 18 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 21:47: the day lasts 15h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 8h 03m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:49 to 07:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.