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 Monday, 2 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 17:15
- Next sunrise
- 07:37
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:35 – 08:24
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:24 – 09:12
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:12 – 10:00
- 4♂︎ Mars10:00 – 10:49
- 5☉︎ Sun10:49 – 11:37
- 6♀︎ Venus11:37 – 12:25
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:25 – 13:13
- 8☽︎ Moon13:13 – 14:02
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:02 – 14:50
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:50 – 15:38
- 11♂︎ Mars15:38 – 16:27
- 12☉︎ Sun16:27 – 17:15
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:15 – 18:27
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:27 – 19:39
- 3☽︎ Moon19:39 – 20:51
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:51 – 22:02
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:02 – 23:14
- 6♂︎ Mars23:14 – 00:26
- 7☉︎ Sun00:26 – 01:38
- 8♀︎ Venus01:38 – 02:50
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:50 – 04:02
- 10☽︎ Moon04:02 – 05:13
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:13 – 06:25
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:25 – 07:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Schaerbeek?
On Monday, 2 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:35 and sets at 17:15: the day lasts 9h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:37, lasts 14h 22m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:35 to 08:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.