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 Sunday, 6 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:29
- Sunset
- 16:37
- Next sunrise
- 08:30
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:29 – 09:09
- 2♀︎ Venus09:09 – 09:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:50 – 10:31
- 4☽︎ Moon10:31 – 11:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:11 – 11:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:52 – 12:33
- 7♂︎ Mars12:33 – 13:14
- 8☉︎ Sun13:14 – 13:54
- 9♀︎ Venus13:54 – 14:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:35 – 15:16
- 11☽︎ Moon15:16 – 15:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:56 – 16:37
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:37 – 17:56
- 2♂︎ Mars17:56 – 19:16
- 3☉︎ Sun19:16 – 20:35
- 4♀︎ Venus20:35 – 21:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:55 – 23:14
- 6☽︎ Moon23:14 – 00:33
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:33 – 01:53
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:53 – 03:12
- 9♂︎ Mars03:12 – 04:32
- 10☉︎ Sun04:32 – 05:51
- 11♀︎ Venus05:51 – 07:11
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:11 – 08:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Schaerbeek?
On Sunday, 6 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:29 and sets at 16:37: the day lasts 8h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:30, lasts 15h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:29 to 09:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.