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 Thursday, 3 April 2025: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:16
- Sunset
- 20:21
- Next sunrise
- 07:13
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:16 – 08:21
- 2♂︎ Mars08:21 – 09:27
- 3☉︎ Sun09:27 – 10:32
- 4♀︎ Venus10:32 – 11:37
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:37 – 12:43
- 6☽︎ Moon12:43 – 13:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:48 – 14:54
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:54 – 15:59
- 9♂︎ Mars15:59 – 17:05
- 10☉︎ Sun17:05 – 18:10
- 11♀︎ Venus18:10 – 19:16
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:16 – 20:21
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:21 – 21:15
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:15 – 22:10
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:10 – 23:04
- 4♂︎ Mars23:04 – 23:59
- 5☉︎ Sun23:59 – 00:53
- 6♀︎ Venus00:53 – 01:47
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:47 – 02:42
- 8☽︎ Moon02:42 – 03:36
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:36 – 04:30
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:30 – 05:25
- 11♂︎ Mars05:25 – 06:19
- 12☉︎ Sun06:19 – 07:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Thursday, 3 April 2025, the Sun rises at 07:16 and sets at 20:21: the day lasts 13h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:13, lasts 10h 52m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:16 to 08:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.