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, 9 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:55
- Sunset
- 19:03
- Next sunrise
- 07:57
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:55 – 08:51
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:51 – 09:46
- 3☽︎ Moon09:46 – 10:42
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:42 – 11:38
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:38 – 12:33
- 6♂︎ Mars12:33 – 13:29
- 7☉︎ Sun13:29 – 14:24
- 8♀︎ Venus14:24 – 15:20
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:20 – 16:16
- 10☽︎ Moon16:16 – 17:11
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:11 – 18:07
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:07 – 19:03
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:03 – 20:07
- 2☉︎ Sun20:07 – 21:12
- 3♀︎ Venus21:12 – 22:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:16 – 23:21
- 5☽︎ Moon23:21 – 00:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:25 – 01:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:30 – 02:34
- 8♂︎ Mars02:34 – 03:39
- 9☉︎ Sun03:39 – 04:43
- 10♀︎ Venus04:43 – 05:48
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:48 – 06:52
- 12☽︎ Moon06:52 – 07:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Schaerbeek?
On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:55 and sets at 19:03: the day lasts 11h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:57, lasts 12h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:55 to 08:51: 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.