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 Tuesday, 5 January 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:47
- Sunset
- 16:53
- Next sunrise
- 08:47
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:47 – 09:28
- 2☉︎ Sun09:28 – 10:08
- 3♀︎ Venus10:08 – 10:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:49 – 11:29
- 5☽︎ Moon11:29 – 12:10
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:10 – 12:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:50 – 13:30
- 8♂︎ Mars13:30 – 14:11
- 9☉︎ Sun14:11 – 14:51
- 10♀︎ Venus14:51 – 15:32
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:32 – 16:12
- 12☽︎ Moon16:12 – 16:53
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:53 – 18:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:12 – 19:32
- 3♂︎ Mars19:32 – 20:51
- 4☉︎ Sun20:51 – 22:11
- 5♀︎ Venus22:11 – 23:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:30 – 00:50
- 7☽︎ Moon00:50 – 02:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:09 – 03:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:29 – 04:48
- 10♂︎ Mars04:48 – 06:08
- 11☉︎ Sun06:08 – 07:27
- 12♀︎ Venus07:27 – 08:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Tuesday, 5 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:47 and sets at 16:53: the day lasts 8h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:47, lasts 15h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:47 to 09:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.