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, 26 April 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 20:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:28 – 07:41
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:41 – 08:53
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:53 – 10:06
- 4♂︎ Mars10:06 – 11:18
- 5☉︎ Sun11:18 – 12:31
- 6♀︎ Venus12:31 – 13:43
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:43 – 14:56
- 8☽︎ Moon14:56 – 16:08
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:08 – 17:20
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:20 – 18:33
- 11♂︎ Mars18:33 – 19:45
- 12☉︎ Sun19:45 – 20:58
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:58 – 21:45
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:45 – 22:33
- 3☽︎ Moon22:33 – 23:20
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:20 – 00:07
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:07 – 00:55
- 6♂︎ Mars00:55 – 01:42
- 7☉︎ Sun01:42 – 02:29
- 8♀︎ Venus02:29 – 03:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:17 – 04:04
- 10☽︎ Moon04:04 – 04:51
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:51 – 05:39
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:39 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Monday, 26 April 2027, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 20:58: the day lasts 14h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 9h 28m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:28 to 07:41: 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.