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 Friday, 28 May 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 21:45
- Next sunrise
- 05:38
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:39 – 07:00
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:00 – 08:20
- 3☽︎ Moon08:20 – 09:41
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:41 – 11:01
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:01 – 12:22
- 6♂︎ Mars12:22 – 13:42
- 7☉︎ Sun13:42 – 15:03
- 8♀︎ Venus15:03 – 16:23
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:23 – 17:44
- 10☽︎ Moon17:44 – 19:04
- 11♄︎ Saturn19:04 – 20:25
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:25 – 21:45
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:45 – 22:25
- 2☉︎ Sun22:25 – 23:04
- 3♀︎ Venus23:04 – 23:44
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:44 – 00:23
- 5☽︎ Moon00:23 – 01:02
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:02 – 01:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:42 – 02:21
- 8♂︎ Mars02:21 – 03:01
- 9☉︎ Sun03:01 – 03:40
- 10♀︎ Venus03:40 – 04:19
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:19 – 04:59
- 12☽︎ Moon04:59 – 05:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Friday, 28 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 21:45: the day lasts 16h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:38, lasts 7h 53m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:39 to 07:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.