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 Wednesday, 20 October 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:13
- Sunset
- 18:40
- Next sunrise
- 08:14
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:13 – 09:05
- 2☽︎ Moon09:05 – 09:57
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:57 – 10:50
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:50 – 11:42
- 5♂︎ Mars11:42 – 12:34
- 6☉︎ Sun12:34 – 13:26
- 7♀︎ Venus13:26 – 14:19
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:19 – 15:11
- 9☽︎ Moon15:11 – 16:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:03 – 16:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:55 – 17:48
- 12♂︎ Mars17:48 – 18:40
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:40 – 19:48
- 2♀︎ Venus19:48 – 20:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:56 – 22:04
- 4☽︎ Moon22:04 – 23:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:11 – 00:19
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:19 – 01:27
- 7♂︎ Mars01:27 – 02:35
- 8☉︎ Sun02:35 – 03:43
- 9♀︎ Venus03:43 – 04:51
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:51 – 05:59
- 11☽︎ Moon05:59 – 07:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:07 – 08:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Schaerbeek?
On Wednesday, 20 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:13 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 10h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:14, lasts 13h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:13 to 09:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.