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 Tuesday, 4 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 21:23
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:12 – 07:28
- 2☉︎ Sun07:28 – 08:44
- 3♀︎ Venus08:44 – 10:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:00 – 11:16
- 5☽︎ Moon11:16 – 12:32
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:32 – 13:48
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:48 – 15:03
- 8♂︎ Mars15:03 – 16:19
- 9☉︎ Sun16:19 – 17:35
- 10♀︎ Venus17:35 – 18:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:51 – 20:07
- 12☽︎ Moon20:07 – 21:23
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:23 – 22:07
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:07 – 22:51
- 3♂︎ Mars22:51 – 23:36
- 4☉︎ Sun23:36 – 00:20
- 5♀︎ Venus00:20 – 01:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:04 – 01:48
- 7☽︎ Moon01:48 – 02:33
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:33 – 03:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:17 – 04:01
- 10♂︎ Mars04:01 – 04:45
- 11☉︎ Sun04:45 – 05:30
- 12♀︎ Venus05:30 – 06:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Schaerbeek?
On Tuesday, 4 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 21:23: the day lasts 15h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 8h 51m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:12 to 07:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.