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 July 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 21:38
- Next sunrise
- 06:05
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:03 – 07:21
- 2♀︎ Venus07:21 – 08:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:39 – 09:57
- 4☽︎ Moon09:57 – 11:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:15 – 12:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:33 – 13:51
- 7♂︎ Mars13:51 – 15:09
- 8☉︎ Sun15:09 – 16:27
- 9♀︎ Venus16:27 – 17:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:45 – 19:02
- 11☽︎ Moon19:02 – 20:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:20 – 21:38
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:38 – 22:20
- 2♂︎ Mars22:20 – 23:03
- 3☉︎ Sun23:03 – 23:45
- 4♀︎ Venus23:45 – 00:27
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:27 – 01:09
- 6☽︎ Moon01:09 – 01:51
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:51 – 02:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:34 – 03:16
- 9♂︎ Mars03:16 – 03:58
- 10☉︎ Sun03:58 – 04:40
- 11♀︎ Venus04:40 – 05:22
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:22 – 06:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Sunday, 27 July 2025, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 21:38: the day lasts 15h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:05, lasts 8h 26m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:03 to 07:21: 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.