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 Friday, 25 April 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 20:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:27
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:29 – 07:41
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:41 – 08:54
- 3☽︎ Moon08:54 – 10:06
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:06 – 11:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:18 – 12:31
- 6♂︎ Mars12:31 – 13:43
- 7☉︎ Sun13:43 – 14:55
- 8♀︎ Venus14:55 – 16:08
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:08 – 17:20
- 10☽︎ Moon17:20 – 18:32
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:32 – 19:45
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:45 – 20:57
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:57 – 21:45
- 2☉︎ Sun21:45 – 22:32
- 3♀︎ Venus22:32 – 23:20
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:20 – 00:07
- 5☽︎ Moon00:07 – 00:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:55 – 01:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:42 – 02:30
- 8♂︎ Mars02:30 – 03:17
- 9☉︎ Sun03:17 – 04:05
- 10♀︎ Venus04:05 – 04:52
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:52 – 05:40
- 12☽︎ Moon05:40 – 06:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Friday, 25 April 2025, the Sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 20:57: the day lasts 14h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:27, lasts 9h 30m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:29 to 07:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.