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 Saturday, 26 April 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:27
- Sunset
- 20:59
- Next sunrise
- 06:25
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:27 – 07:40
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:40 – 08:52
- 3♂︎ Mars08:52 – 10:05
- 4☉︎ Sun10:05 – 11:18
- 5♀︎ Venus11:18 – 12:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:30 – 13:43
- 7☽︎ Moon13:43 – 14:56
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:56 – 16:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:08 – 17:21
- 10♂︎ Mars17:21 – 18:33
- 11☉︎ Sun18:33 – 19:46
- 12♀︎ Venus19:46 – 20:59
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:59 – 21:46
- 2☽︎ Moon21:46 – 22:33
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:33 – 23:20
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:20 – 00:08
- 5♂︎ Mars00:08 – 00:55
- 6☉︎ Sun00:55 – 01:42
- 7♀︎ Venus01:42 – 02:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:29 – 03:16
- 9☽︎ Moon03:16 – 04:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:04 – 04:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:51 – 05:38
- 12♂︎ Mars05:38 – 06:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Saturday, 26 April 2025, the Sun rises at 06:27 and sets at 20:59: the day lasts 14h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:25, lasts 9h 26m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:27 to 07:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.