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 Wednesday, 29 January 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:26
- Sunset
- 17:31
- Next sunrise
- 08:24
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:26 – 09:11
- 2☽︎ Moon09:11 – 09:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:56 – 10:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:42 – 11:27
- 5♂︎ Mars11:27 – 12:13
- 6☉︎ Sun12:13 – 12:58
- 7♀︎ Venus12:58 – 13:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:43 – 14:29
- 9☽︎ Moon14:29 – 15:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:14 – 16:00
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:00 – 16:45
- 12♂︎ Mars16:45 – 17:31
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:31 – 18:45
- 2♀︎ Venus18:45 – 20:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:00 – 21:14
- 4☽︎ Moon21:14 – 22:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:28 – 23:43
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:43 – 00:57
- 7♂︎ Mars00:57 – 02:12
- 8☉︎ Sun02:12 – 03:26
- 9♀︎ Venus03:26 – 04:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:41 – 05:55
- 11☽︎ Moon05:55 – 07:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:10 – 08:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Wednesday, 29 January 2025, the Sun rises at 08:26 and sets at 17:31: the day lasts 9h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:24, lasts 14h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:26 to 09:11: 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.