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, 24 July 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 21:43
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:58 – 07:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:17 – 08:36
- 3♂︎ Mars08:36 – 09:55
- 4☉︎ Sun09:55 – 11:13
- 5♀︎ Venus11:13 – 12:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:32 – 13:51
- 7☽︎ Moon13:51 – 15:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:09 – 16:28
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:28 – 17:47
- 10♂︎ Mars17:47 – 19:06
- 11☉︎ Sun19:06 – 20:24
- 12♀︎ Venus20:24 – 21:43
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:43 – 22:25
- 2☽︎ Moon22:25 – 23:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn23:06 – 23:47
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:47 – 00:29
- 5♂︎ Mars00:29 – 01:10
- 6☉︎ Sun01:10 – 01:51
- 7♀︎ Venus01:51 – 02:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:33 – 03:14
- 9☽︎ Moon03:14 – 03:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:56 – 04:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:37 – 05:18
- 12♂︎ Mars05:18 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Saturday, 24 July 2027, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 21:43: the day lasts 15h 45m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 8h 16m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:58 to 07:17: 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.