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, 31 July 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:08
- Sunset
- 21:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:10
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:08 – 07:25
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:25 – 08:42
- 3♂︎ Mars08:42 – 09:59
- 4☉︎ Sun09:59 – 11:16
- 5♀︎ Venus11:16 – 12:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:33 – 13:51
- 7☽︎ Moon13:51 – 15:08
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:08 – 16:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:25 – 17:42
- 10♂︎ Mars17:42 – 18:59
- 11☉︎ Sun18:59 – 20:16
- 12♀︎ Venus20:16 – 21:33
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:33 – 22:16
- 2☽︎ Moon22:16 – 22:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:59 – 23:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:42 – 00:25
- 5♂︎ Mars00:25 – 01:08
- 6☉︎ Sun01:08 – 01:51
- 7♀︎ Venus01:51 – 02:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:34 – 03:17
- 9☽︎ Moon03:17 – 04:00
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:00 – 04:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:44 – 05:27
- 12♂︎ Mars05:27 – 06:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Saturday, 31 July 2027, the Sun rises at 06:08 and sets at 21:33: the day lasts 15h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 8h 37m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:08 to 07:25: 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.