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, 16 February 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:56
- Sunset
- 18:02
- Next sunrise
- 07:54
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:56 – 08:47
- 2☉︎ Sun08:47 – 09:37
- 3♀︎ Venus09:37 – 10:28
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:28 – 11:18
- 5☽︎ Moon11:18 – 12:09
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:09 – 12:59
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:59 – 13:50
- 8♂︎ Mars13:50 – 14:40
- 9☉︎ Sun14:40 – 15:31
- 10♀︎ Venus15:31 – 16:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:21 – 17:12
- 12☽︎ Moon17:12 – 18:02
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:02 – 19:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:11 – 20:21
- 3♂︎ Mars20:21 – 21:30
- 4☉︎ Sun21:30 – 22:39
- 5♀︎ Venus22:39 – 23:49
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:49 – 00:58
- 7☽︎ Moon00:58 – 02:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:07 – 03:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:17 – 04:26
- 10♂︎ Mars04:26 – 05:35
- 11☉︎ Sun05:35 – 06:45
- 12♀︎ Venus06:45 – 07:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Tuesday, 16 February 2027, the Sun rises at 07:56 and sets at 18:02: the day lasts 10h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:54, lasts 13h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:56 to 08:47: 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.