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, 30 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:25
- Sunset
- 17:32
- Next sunrise
- 08:23
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:25 – 09:10
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:10 – 09:56
- 3♂︎ Mars09:56 – 10:41
- 4☉︎ Sun10:41 – 11:27
- 5♀︎ Venus11:27 – 12:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:13 – 12:58
- 7☽︎ Moon12:58 – 13:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:44 – 14:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:29 – 15:15
- 10♂︎ Mars15:15 – 16:00
- 11☉︎ Sun16:00 – 16:46
- 12♀︎ Venus16:46 – 17:32
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:32 – 18:46
- 2☽︎ Moon18:46 – 20:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:00 – 21:14
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:14 – 22:29
- 5♂︎ Mars22:29 – 23:43
- 6☉︎ Sun23:43 – 00:57
- 7♀︎ Venus00:57 – 02:12
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:12 – 03:26
- 9☽︎ Moon03:26 – 04:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:40 – 05:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:55 – 07:09
- 12♂︎ Mars07:09 – 08:23
Other cities · Belgium
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Saturday, 30 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:25 and sets at 17:32: the day lasts 9h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:23, lasts 14h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:25 to 09:10: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.