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 Friday, 28 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:49
- Sunset
- 20:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:51
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:49 – 07:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:58 – 09:07
- 3☽︎ Moon09:07 – 10:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:16 – 11:25
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:25 – 12:34
- 6♂︎ Mars12:34 – 13:43
- 7☉︎ Sun13:43 – 14:52
- 8♀︎ Venus14:52 – 16:00
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:00 – 17:09
- 10☽︎ Moon17:09 – 18:18
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:18 – 19:27
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:27 – 20:36
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:36 – 21:27
- 2☉︎ Sun21:27 – 22:19
- 3♀︎ Venus22:19 – 23:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:10 – 00:01
- 5☽︎ Moon00:01 – 00:52
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:52 – 01:43
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:43 – 02:35
- 8♂︎ Mars02:35 – 03:26
- 9☉︎ Sun03:26 – 04:17
- 10♀︎ Venus04:17 – 05:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:08 – 06:00
- 12☽︎ Moon06:00 – 06:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Schaerbeek?
On Friday, 28 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:49 and sets at 20:36: the day lasts 13h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:51, lasts 10h 15m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:49 to 07:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.