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 Wednesday, 3 March 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:26
- Sunset
- 18:28
- Next sunrise
- 07:23
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:26 – 08:21
- 2☽︎ Moon08:21 – 09:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:16 – 10:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:11 – 11:07
- 5♂︎ Mars11:07 – 12:02
- 6☉︎ Sun12:02 – 12:57
- 7♀︎ Venus12:57 – 13:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:52 – 14:47
- 9☽︎ Moon14:47 – 15:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:43 – 16:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:38 – 17:33
- 12♂︎ Mars17:33 – 18:28
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:28 – 19:33
- 2♀︎ Venus19:33 – 20:38
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:38 – 21:42
- 4☽︎ Moon21:42 – 22:47
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:47 – 23:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:51 – 00:56
- 7♂︎ Mars00:56 – 02:01
- 8☉︎ Sun02:01 – 03:05
- 9♀︎ Venus03:05 – 04:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:10 – 05:14
- 11☽︎ Moon05:14 – 06:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:19 – 07:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Wednesday, 3 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:26 and sets at 18:28: the day lasts 11h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:23, lasts 12h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:26 to 08:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.