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 Saturday, 29 May 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:38
- Sunset
- 21:46
- Next sunrise
- 05:37
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:38 – 06:59
- 2♃︎ Jupiter06:59 – 08:20
- 3♂︎ Mars08:20 – 09:40
- 4☉︎ Sun09:40 – 11:01
- 5♀︎ Venus11:01 – 12:22
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:22 – 13:42
- 7☽︎ Moon13:42 – 15:03
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:03 – 16:24
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:24 – 17:44
- 10♂︎ Mars17:44 – 19:05
- 11☉︎ Sun19:05 – 20:26
- 12♀︎ Venus20:26 – 21:46
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:46 – 22:26
- 2☽︎ Moon22:26 – 23:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn23:05 – 23:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:44 – 00:23
- 5♂︎ Mars00:23 – 01:03
- 6☉︎ Sun01:03 – 01:42
- 7♀︎ Venus01:42 – 02:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:21 – 03:00
- 9☽︎ Moon03:00 – 03:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:40 – 04:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:19 – 04:58
- 12♂︎ Mars04:58 – 05:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Saturday, 29 May 2027, the Sun rises at 05:38 and sets at 21:46: the day lasts 16h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:37, lasts 7h 51m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:38 to 06:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.