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 Saturday, 16 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:41
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Next sunrise
- 08:40
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:41 – 09:23
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:23 – 10:05
- 3♂︎ Mars10:05 – 10:48
- 4☉︎ Sun10:48 – 11:30
- 5♀︎ Venus11:30 – 12:12
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:12 – 12:54
- 7☽︎ Moon12:54 – 13:37
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:37 – 14:19
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:19 – 15:01
- 10♂︎ Mars15:01 – 15:44
- 11☉︎ Sun15:44 – 16:26
- 12♀︎ Venus16:26 – 17:08
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:08 – 18:26
- 2☽︎ Moon18:26 – 19:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:43 – 21:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:01 – 22:19
- 5♂︎ Mars22:19 – 23:36
- 6☉︎ Sun23:36 – 00:54
- 7♀︎ Venus00:54 – 02:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:12 – 03:29
- 9☽︎ Moon03:29 – 04:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:47 – 06:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:05 – 07:22
- 12♂︎ Mars07:22 – 08:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Saturday, 16 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:41 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 8h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:40, lasts 15h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:41 to 09:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.