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, 24 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:43
- Sunset
- 16:40
- Next sunrise
- 08:44
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:43 – 09:23
- 2♂︎ Mars09:23 – 10:03
- 3☉︎ Sun10:03 – 10:42
- 4♀︎ Venus10:42 – 11:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:22 – 12:02
- 6☽︎ Moon12:02 – 12:42
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:42 – 13:21
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:21 – 14:01
- 9♂︎ Mars14:01 – 14:41
- 10☉︎ Sun14:41 – 15:20
- 11♀︎ Venus15:20 – 16:00
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:00 – 16:40
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:40 – 18:00
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:00 – 19:20
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:20 – 20:41
- 4♂︎ Mars20:41 – 22:01
- 5☉︎ Sun22:01 – 23:21
- 6♀︎ Venus23:21 – 00:42
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:42 – 02:02
- 8☽︎ Moon02:02 – 03:22
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:22 – 04:43
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:43 – 06:03
- 11♂︎ Mars06:03 – 07:23
- 12☉︎ Sun07:23 – 08:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Schaerbeek?
On Thursday, 24 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:43 and sets at 16:40: the day lasts 7h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:44, lasts 16h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:43 to 09:23: 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.