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 Thursday, 14 January 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:43
- Sunset
- 17:05
- Next sunrise
- 08:42
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:43 – 09:24
- 2♂︎ Mars09:24 – 10:06
- 3☉︎ Sun10:06 – 10:48
- 4♀︎ Venus10:48 – 11:30
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:30 – 12:12
- 6☽︎ Moon12:12 – 12:54
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:54 – 13:36
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:36 – 14:18
- 9♂︎ Mars14:18 – 14:59
- 10☉︎ Sun14:59 – 15:41
- 11♀︎ Venus15:41 – 16:23
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:23 – 17:05
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:05 – 18:23
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:23 – 19:41
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:41 – 20:59
- 4♂︎ Mars20:59 – 22:17
- 5☉︎ Sun22:17 – 23:35
- 6♀︎ Venus23:35 – 00:53
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:53 – 02:11
- 8☽︎ Moon02:11 – 03:30
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:30 – 04:48
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:48 – 06:06
- 11♂︎ Mars06:06 – 07:24
- 12☉︎ Sun07:24 – 08:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Thursday, 14 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:43 and sets at 17:05: the day lasts 8h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:42, lasts 15h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:43 to 09:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.