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, 29 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 21:32
- Next sunrise
- 06:05
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:04 – 07:21
- 2☽︎ Moon07:21 – 08:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:38 – 09:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:56 – 11:13
- 5♂︎ Mars11:13 – 12:31
- 6☉︎ Sun12:31 – 13:48
- 7♀︎ Venus13:48 – 15:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:05 – 16:23
- 9☽︎ Moon16:23 – 17:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:40 – 18:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:58 – 20:15
- 12♂︎ Mars20:15 – 21:32
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:32 – 22:15
- 2♀︎ Venus22:15 – 22:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:58 – 23:41
- 4☽︎ Moon23:41 – 00:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:23 – 01:06
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:06 – 01:49
- 7♂︎ Mars01:49 – 02:31
- 8☉︎ Sun02:31 – 03:14
- 9♀︎ Venus03:14 – 03:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:57 – 04:40
- 11☽︎ Moon04:40 – 05:22
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:22 – 06:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Schaerbeek?
On Wednesday, 29 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:04 and sets at 21:32: the day lasts 15h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:05, lasts 8h 33m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:04 to 07:21: 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.