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 Tuesday, 5 October 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:48
- Sunset
- 19:12
- Next sunrise
- 07:50
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:48 – 08:45
- 2☉︎ Sun08:45 – 09:42
- 3♀︎ Venus09:42 – 10:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:39 – 11:36
- 5☽︎ Moon11:36 – 12:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:33 – 13:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:30 – 14:27
- 8♂︎ Mars14:27 – 15:24
- 9☉︎ Sun15:24 – 16:21
- 10♀︎ Venus16:21 – 17:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:18 – 18:15
- 12☽︎ Moon18:15 – 19:12
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:12 – 20:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:15 – 21:18
- 3♂︎ Mars21:18 – 22:21
- 4☉︎ Sun22:21 – 23:24
- 5♀︎ Venus23:24 – 00:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:28 – 01:31
- 7☽︎ Moon01:31 – 02:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:34 – 03:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:37 – 04:40
- 10♂︎ Mars04:40 – 05:43
- 11☉︎ Sun05:43 – 06:47
- 12♀︎ Venus06:47 – 07:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Schaerbeek?
On Tuesday, 5 October 2027, the Sun rises at 07:48 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 11h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:50, lasts 12h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:48 to 08:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.