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, 28 July 2025: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 21:37
- Next sunrise
- 06:06
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:05 – 07:22
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:22 – 08:40
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:40 – 09:58
- 4♂︎ Mars09:58 – 11:15
- 5☉︎ Sun11:15 – 12:33
- 6♀︎ Venus12:33 – 13:51
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:51 – 15:08
- 8☽︎ Moon15:08 – 16:26
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:26 – 17:44
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:44 – 19:01
- 11♂︎ Mars19:01 – 20:19
- 12☉︎ Sun20:19 – 21:37
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:37 – 22:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury22:19 – 23:02
- 3☽︎ Moon23:02 – 23:44
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:44 – 00:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:27 – 01:09
- 6♂︎ Mars01:09 – 01:51
- 7☉︎ Sun01:51 – 02:34
- 8♀︎ Venus02:34 – 03:16
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:16 – 03:59
- 10☽︎ Moon03:59 – 04:41
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:41 – 05:24
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:24 – 06:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Monday, 28 July 2025, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 21:37: the day lasts 15h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:06, lasts 8h 29m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:05 to 07:22: 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.