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, 4 March 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:23
- Sunset
- 18:30
- Next sunrise
- 07:21
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:23 – 08:19
- 2♂︎ Mars08:19 – 09:15
- 3☉︎ Sun09:15 – 10:10
- 4♀︎ Venus10:10 – 11:06
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:06 – 12:01
- 6☽︎ Moon12:01 – 12:57
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:57 – 13:52
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:52 – 14:48
- 9♂︎ Mars14:48 – 15:43
- 10☉︎ Sun15:43 – 16:39
- 11♀︎ Venus16:39 – 17:35
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:35 – 18:30
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:30 – 19:34
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:34 – 20:39
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:39 – 21:43
- 4♂︎ Mars21:43 – 22:47
- 5☉︎ Sun22:47 – 23:51
- 6♀︎ Venus23:51 – 00:56
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:56 – 02:00
- 8☽︎ Moon02:00 – 03:04
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:04 – 04:09
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:09 – 05:13
- 11♂︎ Mars05:13 – 06:17
- 12☉︎ Sun06:17 – 07:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Thursday, 4 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:23 and sets at 18:30: the day lasts 11h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:21, lasts 12h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:23 to 08:19: 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.