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, 4 April 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:12
- Sunset
- 20:19
- Next sunrise
- 07:10
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:12 – 08:18
- 2♀︎ Venus08:18 – 09:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:23 – 10:29
- 4☽︎ Moon10:29 – 11:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:34 – 12:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:40 – 13:46
- 7♂︎ Mars13:46 – 14:51
- 8☉︎ Sun14:51 – 15:57
- 9♀︎ Venus15:57 – 17:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:02 – 18:08
- 11☽︎ Moon18:08 – 19:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:13 – 20:19
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:19 – 21:13
- 2♂︎ Mars21:13 – 22:08
- 3☉︎ Sun22:08 – 23:02
- 4♀︎ Venus23:02 – 23:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:56 – 00:50
- 6☽︎ Moon00:50 – 01:44
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:44 – 02:39
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:39 – 03:33
- 9♂︎ Mars03:33 – 04:27
- 10☉︎ Sun04:27 – 05:21
- 11♀︎ Venus05:21 – 06:16
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:16 – 07:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Schaerbeek?
On Sunday, 4 April 2027, the Sun rises at 07:12 and sets at 20:19: the day lasts 13h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:10, lasts 10h 51m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:12 to 08:18: 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.