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, 10 May 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:03
- Sunset
- 21:20
- Next sunrise
- 06:01
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:03 – 07:19
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:19 – 08:36
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:36 – 09:52
- 4♂︎ Mars09:52 – 11:09
- 5☉︎ Sun11:09 – 12:25
- 6♀︎ Venus12:25 – 13:42
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:42 – 14:58
- 8☽︎ Moon14:58 – 16:14
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:14 – 17:31
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:31 – 18:47
- 11♂︎ Mars18:47 – 20:04
- 12☉︎ Sun20:04 – 21:20
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:20 – 22:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury22:04 – 22:47
- 3☽︎ Moon22:47 – 23:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:30 – 00:14
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:14 – 00:57
- 6♂︎ Mars00:57 – 01:41
- 7☉︎ Sun01:41 – 02:24
- 8♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:08
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:08 – 03:51
- 10☽︎ Moon03:51 – 04:34
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:34 – 05:18
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:18 – 06:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Monday, 10 May 2027, the Sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 21:20: the day lasts 15h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:01, lasts 8h 41m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:03 to 07:19: 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.