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, 26 May 2025: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:41
- Sunset
- 21:43
- Next sunrise
- 05:40
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:41 – 07:01
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:01 – 08:21
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:21 – 09:41
- 4♂︎ Mars09:41 – 11:02
- 5☉︎ Sun11:02 – 12:22
- 6♀︎ Venus12:22 – 13:42
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:42 – 15:02
- 8☽︎ Moon15:02 – 16:23
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:23 – 17:43
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:43 – 19:03
- 11♂︎ Mars19:03 – 20:23
- 12☉︎ Sun20:23 – 21:43
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:43 – 22:23
- 2☿︎ Mercury22:23 – 23:03
- 3☽︎ Moon23:03 – 23:43
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:43 – 00:22
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:22 – 01:02
- 6♂︎ Mars01:02 – 01:42
- 7☉︎ Sun01:42 – 02:21
- 8♀︎ Venus02:21 – 03:01
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:01 – 03:41
- 10☽︎ Moon03:41 – 04:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:20 – 05:00
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:00 – 05:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Monday, 26 May 2025, the Sun rises at 05:41 and sets at 21:43: the day lasts 16h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:40, lasts 7h 56m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:41 to 07:01: 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.