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 Tuesday, 8 April 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 20:29
- Next sunrise
- 07:02
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:05 – 08:12
- 2☉︎ Sun08:12 – 09:19
- 3♀︎ Venus09:19 – 10:26
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:26 – 11:33
- 5☽︎ Moon11:33 – 12:40
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:40 – 13:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:47 – 14:54
- 8♂︎ Mars14:54 – 16:01
- 9☉︎ Sun16:01 – 17:08
- 10♀︎ Venus17:08 – 18:15
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:15 – 19:22
- 12☽︎ Moon19:22 – 20:29
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:29 – 21:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:22 – 22:15
- 3♂︎ Mars22:15 – 23:08
- 4☉︎ Sun23:08 – 00:00
- 5♀︎ Venus00:00 – 00:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:53 – 01:46
- 7☽︎ Moon01:46 – 02:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:39 – 03:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:31 – 04:24
- 10♂︎ Mars04:24 – 05:17
- 11☉︎ Sun05:17 – 06:10
- 12♀︎ Venus06:10 – 07:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Tuesday, 8 April 2025, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 20:29: the day lasts 13h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:02, lasts 10h 33m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:05 to 08:12: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.