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 Sunday, 27 April 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 21:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:25 – 07:38
- 2♀︎ Venus07:38 – 08:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:51 – 10:04
- 4☽︎ Moon10:04 – 11:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:17 – 12:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:30 – 13:43
- 7♂︎ Mars13:43 – 14:56
- 8☉︎ Sun14:56 – 16:09
- 9♀︎ Venus16:09 – 17:22
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:22 – 18:35
- 11☽︎ Moon18:35 – 19:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:47 – 21:00
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:00 – 21:47
- 2♂︎ Mars21:47 – 22:34
- 3☉︎ Sun22:34 – 23:21
- 4♀︎ Venus23:21 – 00:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:08 – 00:55
- 6☽︎ Moon00:55 – 01:42
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:42 – 02:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:29 – 03:16
- 9♂︎ Mars03:16 – 04:03
- 10☉︎ Sun04:03 – 04:49
- 11♀︎ Venus04:49 – 05:36
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:36 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Sunday, 27 April 2025, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 21:00: the day lasts 14h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 9h 23m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:25 to 07:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.