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, 1 September 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:55
- Sunset
- 20:27
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:55 – 08:03
- 2☉︎ Sun08:03 – 09:11
- 3♀︎ Venus09:11 – 10:18
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:18 – 11:26
- 5☽︎ Moon11:26 – 12:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:34 – 13:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:41 – 14:49
- 8♂︎ Mars14:49 – 15:57
- 9☉︎ Sun15:57 – 17:04
- 10♀︎ Venus17:04 – 18:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:12 – 19:20
- 12☽︎ Moon19:20 – 20:27
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:27 – 21:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:20 – 22:12
- 3♂︎ Mars22:12 – 23:05
- 4☉︎ Sun23:05 – 23:57
- 5♀︎ Venus23:57 – 00:50
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:50 – 01:42
- 7☽︎ Moon01:42 – 02:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:35 – 03:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:27 – 04:20
- 10♂︎ Mars04:20 – 05:12
- 11☉︎ Sun05:12 – 06:05
- 12♀︎ Venus06:05 – 06:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Schaerbeek?
On Tuesday, 1 September 2026, the Sun rises at 06:55 and sets at 20:27: the day lasts 13h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 10h 30m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:55 to 08:03: 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.