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, 6 April 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 20:25
- Next sunrise
- 07:08
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:10 – 08:16
- 2☉︎ Sun08:16 – 09:23
- 3♀︎ Venus09:23 – 10:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:29 – 11:35
- 5☽︎ Moon11:35 – 12:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:41 – 13:48
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:48 – 14:54
- 8♂︎ Mars14:54 – 16:00
- 9☉︎ Sun16:00 – 17:06
- 10♀︎ Venus17:06 – 18:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:13 – 19:19
- 12☽︎ Moon19:19 – 20:25
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:25 – 21:19
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:19 – 22:12
- 3♂︎ Mars22:12 – 23:06
- 4☉︎ Sun23:06 – 23:59
- 5♀︎ Venus23:59 – 00:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:53 – 01:47
- 7☽︎ Moon01:47 – 02:40
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:40 – 03:34
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:34 – 04:27
- 10♂︎ Mars04:27 – 05:21
- 11☉︎ Sun05:21 – 06:14
- 12♀︎ Venus06:14 – 07:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Tuesday, 6 April 2027, the Sun rises at 07:10 and sets at 20:25: the day lasts 13h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:08, lasts 10h 43m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:10 to 08:16: 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.