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, 6 June 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:32
- Sunset
- 21:55
- Next sunrise
- 05:32
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:32 – 06:54
- 2♀︎ Venus06:54 – 08:16
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:16 – 09:38
- 4☽︎ Moon09:38 – 11:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:00 – 12:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:22 – 13:44
- 7♂︎ Mars13:44 – 15:05
- 8☉︎ Sun15:05 – 16:27
- 9♀︎ Venus16:27 – 17:49
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:49 – 19:11
- 11☽︎ Moon19:11 – 20:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:33 – 21:55
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:55 – 22:33
- 2♂︎ Mars22:33 – 23:11
- 3☉︎ Sun23:11 – 23:49
- 4♀︎ Venus23:49 – 00:27
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:27 – 01:05
- 6☽︎ Moon01:05 – 01:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:43 – 02:21
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:21 – 02:59
- 9♂︎ Mars02:59 – 03:38
- 10☉︎ Sun03:38 – 04:16
- 11♀︎ Venus04:16 – 04:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:54 – 05:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Sunday, 6 June 2027, the Sun rises at 05:32 and sets at 21:55: the day lasts 16h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:32, lasts 7h 37m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:32 to 06:54: 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.