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, 15 April 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:50
- Sunset
- 20:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:50 – 07:59
- 2☉︎ Sun07:59 – 09:08
- 3♀︎ Venus09:08 – 10:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:17 – 11:27
- 5☽︎ Moon11:27 – 12:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:36 – 13:45
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:45 – 14:54
- 8♂︎ Mars14:54 – 16:04
- 9☉︎ Sun16:04 – 17:13
- 10♀︎ Venus17:13 – 18:22
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:22 – 19:32
- 12☽︎ Moon19:32 – 20:41
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:41 – 21:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:31 – 22:22
- 3♂︎ Mars22:22 – 23:12
- 4☉︎ Sun23:12 – 00:03
- 5♀︎ Venus00:03 – 00:54
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:54 – 01:44
- 7☽︎ Moon01:44 – 02:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:35 – 03:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:25 – 04:16
- 10♂︎ Mars04:16 – 05:06
- 11☉︎ Sun05:06 – 05:57
- 12♀︎ Venus05:57 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Tuesday, 15 April 2025, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 20:41: the day lasts 13h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 10h 07m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:50 to 07:59: 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.