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 Monday, 29 March 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:28
- Sunset
- 20:12
- Next sunrise
- 07:26
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:28 – 08:32
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:32 – 09:35
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:35 – 10:39
- 4♂︎ Mars10:39 – 11:43
- 5☉︎ Sun11:43 – 12:46
- 6♀︎ Venus12:46 – 13:50
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:50 – 14:54
- 8☽︎ Moon14:54 – 15:57
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:57 – 17:01
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:01 – 18:05
- 11♂︎ Mars18:05 – 19:08
- 12☉︎ Sun19:08 – 20:12
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:12 – 21:08
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:08 – 22:04
- 3☽︎ Moon22:04 – 23:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:00 – 23:57
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:57 – 00:53
- 6♂︎ Mars00:53 – 01:49
- 7☉︎ Sun01:49 – 02:45
- 8♀︎ Venus02:45 – 03:41
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:41 – 04:37
- 10☽︎ Moon04:37 – 05:33
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:33 – 06:30
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:30 – 07:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Monday, 29 March 2027, the Sun rises at 07:28 and sets at 20:12: the day lasts 12h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:26, lasts 11h 14m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:28 to 08:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.