Planetary hours
in Gent.
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 Monday, 20 January 2025: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:37
- Sunset
- 17:15
- Next sunrise
- 08:36
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:37 – 09:20
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:20 – 10:03
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:03 – 10:46
- 4♂︎ Mars10:46 – 11:30
- 5☉︎ Sun11:30 – 12:13
- 6♀︎ Venus12:13 – 12:56
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:56 – 13:39
- 8☽︎ Moon13:39 – 14:22
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:22 – 15:06
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:06 – 15:49
- 11♂︎ Mars15:49 – 16:32
- 12☉︎ Sun16:32 – 17:15
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:15 – 18:32
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:32 – 19:49
- 3☽︎ Moon19:49 – 21:05
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:05 – 22:22
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:22 – 23:39
- 6♂︎ Mars23:39 – 00:55
- 7☉︎ Sun00:55 – 02:12
- 8♀︎ Venus02:12 – 03:29
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:29 – 04:45
- 10☽︎ Moon04:45 – 06:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:02 – 07:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:19 – 08:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Monday, 20 January 2025, the Sun rises at 08:37 and sets at 17:15: the day lasts 8h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:36, lasts 15h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:37 to 09:20: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.