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 Thursday, 8 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:53
- Sunset
- 19:05
- Next sunrise
- 07:55
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:53 – 08:49
- 2♂︎ Mars08:49 – 09:45
- 3☉︎ Sun09:45 – 10:41
- 4♀︎ Venus10:41 – 11:37
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:37 – 12:33
- 6☽︎ Moon12:33 – 13:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:29 – 14:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:25 – 15:21
- 9♂︎ Mars15:21 – 16:17
- 10☉︎ Sun16:17 – 17:13
- 11♀︎ Venus17:13 – 18:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:09 – 19:05
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:05 – 20:09
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:09 – 21:13
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:13 – 22:17
- 4♂︎ Mars22:17 – 23:22
- 5☉︎ Sun23:22 – 00:26
- 6♀︎ Venus00:26 – 01:30
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:30 – 02:34
- 8☽︎ Moon02:34 – 03:38
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:38 – 04:42
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:42 – 05:47
- 11♂︎ Mars05:47 – 06:51
- 12☉︎ Sun06:51 – 07:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Schaerbeek?
On Thursday, 8 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:53 and sets at 19:05: the day lasts 11h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:55, lasts 12h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:53 to 08:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.