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 Monday, 5 May 2025: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 21:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:10 – 07:26
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:26 – 08:41
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:41 – 09:56
- 4♂︎ Mars09:56 – 11:11
- 5☉︎ Sun11:11 – 12:27
- 6♀︎ Venus12:27 – 13:42
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:42 – 14:57
- 8☽︎ Moon14:57 – 16:12
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:12 – 17:28
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:28 – 18:43
- 11♂︎ Mars18:43 – 19:58
- 12☉︎ Sun19:58 – 21:13
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:13 – 21:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:58 – 22:42
- 3☽︎ Moon22:42 – 23:27
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:27 – 00:12
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:12 – 00:56
- 6♂︎ Mars00:56 – 01:41
- 7☉︎ Sun01:41 – 02:26
- 8♀︎ Venus02:26 – 03:10
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:10 – 03:55
- 10☽︎ Moon03:55 – 04:39
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:39 – 05:24
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:24 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Monday, 5 May 2025, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 21:13: the day lasts 15h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 8h 56m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:10 to 07:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.