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, 1 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 21:28
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:08 – 07:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:25 – 08:41
- 3♂︎ Mars08:41 – 09:58
- 4☉︎ Sun09:58 – 11:15
- 5♀︎ Venus11:15 – 12:31
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:31 – 13:48
- 7☽︎ Moon13:48 – 15:04
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:04 – 16:21
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:21 – 17:38
- 10♂︎ Mars17:38 – 18:54
- 11☉︎ Sun18:54 – 20:11
- 12♀︎ Venus20:11 – 21:28
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:28 – 22:11
- 2☽︎ Moon22:11 – 22:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:55 – 23:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:38 – 00:22
- 5♂︎ Mars00:22 – 01:05
- 6☉︎ Sun01:05 – 01:49
- 7♀︎ Venus01:49 – 02:32
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:32 – 03:16
- 9☽︎ Moon03:16 – 03:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:59 – 04:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:43 – 05:26
- 12♂︎ Mars05:26 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Schaerbeek?
On Saturday, 1 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 21:28: the day lasts 15h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 8h 42m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:08 to 07:25: 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.