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, 23 May 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:45
- Sunset
- 21:39
- Next sunrise
- 05:43
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:45 – 07:04
- 2♀︎ Venus07:04 – 08:24
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:24 – 09:43
- 4☽︎ Moon09:43 – 11:03
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:03 – 12:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:22 – 13:42
- 7♂︎ Mars13:42 – 15:01
- 8☉︎ Sun15:01 – 16:21
- 9♀︎ Venus16:21 – 17:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:40 – 19:00
- 11☽︎ Moon19:00 – 20:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:19 – 21:39
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:39 – 22:19
- 2♂︎ Mars22:19 – 23:00
- 3☉︎ Sun23:00 – 23:40
- 4♀︎ Venus23:40 – 00:20
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:20 – 01:01
- 6☽︎ Moon01:01 – 01:41
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:41 – 02:22
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:22 – 03:02
- 9♂︎ Mars03:02 – 03:42
- 10☉︎ Sun03:42 – 04:23
- 11♀︎ Venus04:23 – 05:03
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:03 – 05:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Sunday, 23 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:45 and sets at 21:39: the day lasts 15h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:43, lasts 8h 04m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:45 to 07:04: 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.