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, 5 May 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 21:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:10
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:11 – 07:26
- 2☽︎ Moon07:26 – 08:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:42 – 09:57
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:57 – 11:12
- 5♂︎ Mars11:12 – 12:27
- 6☉︎ Sun12:27 – 13:42
- 7♀︎ Venus13:42 – 14:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:57 – 16:12
- 9☽︎ Moon16:12 – 17:27
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:27 – 18:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:42 – 19:57
- 12♂︎ Mars19:57 – 21:12
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:12 – 21:57
- 2♀︎ Venus21:57 – 22:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:42 – 23:27
- 4☽︎ Moon23:27 – 00:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:11 – 00:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:56 – 01:41
- 7♂︎ Mars01:41 – 02:26
- 8☉︎ Sun02:26 – 03:11
- 9♀︎ Venus03:11 – 03:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:55 – 04:40
- 11☽︎ Moon04:40 – 05:25
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:25 – 06:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Wednesday, 5 May 2027, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 21:12: the day lasts 15h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 8h 57m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:11 to 07:26: 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.