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, 7 April 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 20:27
- Next sunrise
- 07:06
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:08 – 08:14
- 2☽︎ Moon08:14 – 09:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:21 – 10:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:28 – 11:34
- 5♂︎ Mars11:34 – 12:41
- 6☉︎ Sun12:41 – 13:47
- 7♀︎ Venus13:47 – 14:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:54 – 16:01
- 9☽︎ Moon16:01 – 17:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:07 – 18:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:14 – 19:20
- 12♂︎ Mars19:20 – 20:27
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:27 – 21:20
- 2♀︎ Venus21:20 – 22:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:13 – 23:07
- 4☽︎ Moon23:07 – 00:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:00 – 00:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:53 – 01:46
- 7♂︎ Mars01:46 – 02:39
- 8☉︎ Sun02:39 – 03:33
- 9♀︎ Venus03:33 – 04:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:26 – 05:19
- 11☽︎ Moon05:19 – 06:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:12 – 07:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Wednesday, 7 April 2027, the Sun rises at 07:08 and sets at 20:27: the day lasts 13h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:06, lasts 10h 39m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:08 to 08:14: 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.