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, 7 April 2025: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Sunset
- 20:28
- Next sunrise
- 07:05
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:07 – 08:14
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:14 – 09:20
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:20 – 10:27
- 4♂︎ Mars10:27 – 11:34
- 5☉︎ Sun11:34 – 12:40
- 6♀︎ Venus12:40 – 13:47
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:47 – 14:54
- 8☽︎ Moon14:54 – 16:01
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:01 – 17:07
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:07 – 18:14
- 11♂︎ Mars18:14 – 19:21
- 12☉︎ Sun19:21 – 20:28
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:28 – 21:21
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:21 – 22:14
- 3☽︎ Moon22:14 – 23:07
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:07 – 00:00
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:00 – 00:53
- 6♂︎ Mars00:53 – 01:46
- 7☉︎ Sun01:46 – 02:39
- 8♀︎ Venus02:39 – 03:32
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:32 – 04:25
- 10☽︎ Moon04:25 – 05:18
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:18 – 06:12
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:12 – 07:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Monday, 7 April 2025, the Sun rises at 07:07 and sets at 20:28: the day lasts 13h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:05, lasts 10h 37m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:07 to 08:14: 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.