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 Wednesday, 11 August 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:25
- Sunset
- 21:14
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:25 – 07:39
- 2☽︎ Moon07:39 – 08:53
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:53 – 10:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:07 – 11:21
- 5♂︎ Mars11:21 – 12:35
- 6☉︎ Sun12:35 – 13:49
- 7♀︎ Venus13:49 – 15:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:03 – 16:18
- 9☽︎ Moon16:18 – 17:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:32 – 18:46
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:46 – 20:00
- 12♂︎ Mars20:00 – 21:14
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:14 – 22:00
- 2♀︎ Venus22:00 – 22:46
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:46 – 23:32
- 4☽︎ Moon23:32 – 00:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:18 – 01:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:04 – 01:50
- 7♂︎ Mars01:50 – 02:36
- 8☉︎ Sun02:36 – 03:22
- 9♀︎ Venus03:22 – 04:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:08 – 04:54
- 11☽︎ Moon04:54 – 05:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:40 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Wednesday, 11 August 2027, the Sun rises at 06:25 and sets at 21:14: the day lasts 14h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 9h 12m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:25 to 07:39: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.