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, 18 April 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:44
- Sunset
- 20:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:42
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:44 – 07:54
- 2♀︎ Venus07:54 – 09:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:04 – 10:14
- 4☽︎ Moon10:14 – 11:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:24 – 12:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:35 – 13:45
- 7♂︎ Mars13:45 – 14:55
- 8☉︎ Sun14:55 – 16:05
- 9♀︎ Venus16:05 – 17:15
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:15 – 18:25
- 11☽︎ Moon18:25 – 19:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:35 – 20:45
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:45 – 21:35
- 2♂︎ Mars21:35 – 22:24
- 3☉︎ Sun22:24 – 23:14
- 4♀︎ Venus23:14 – 00:04
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:04 – 00:54
- 6☽︎ Moon00:54 – 01:44
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:44 – 02:33
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:33 – 03:23
- 9♂︎ Mars03:23 – 04:13
- 10☉︎ Sun04:13 – 05:03
- 11♀︎ Venus05:03 – 05:52
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:52 – 06:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Sunday, 18 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:44 and sets at 20:45: the day lasts 14h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:42, lasts 9h 57m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:44 to 07:54: 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.