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 Sunday, 28 March 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 20:10
- Next sunrise
- 07:28
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:30 – 08:33
- 2♀︎ Venus08:33 – 09:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:37 – 10:40
- 4☽︎ Moon10:40 – 11:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:44 – 12:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:47 – 13:50
- 7♂︎ Mars13:50 – 14:54
- 8☉︎ Sun14:54 – 15:57
- 9♀︎ Venus15:57 – 17:00
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:00 – 18:04
- 11☽︎ Moon18:04 – 19:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:07 – 20:10
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:10 – 21:07
- 2♂︎ Mars21:07 – 22:03
- 3☉︎ Sun22:03 – 23:00
- 4♀︎ Venus23:00 – 23:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:56 – 00:53
- 6☽︎ Moon00:53 – 01:49
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:49 – 02:46
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:46 – 03:42
- 9♂︎ Mars03:42 – 04:39
- 10☉︎ Sun04:39 – 05:35
- 11♀︎ Venus05:35 – 06:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:31 – 07:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Sunday, 28 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 20:10: the day lasts 12h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:28, lasts 11h 17m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:30 to 08:33: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.