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, 25 August 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 20:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:48
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:46 – 07:56
- 2☽︎ Moon07:56 – 09:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:06 – 10:16
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:16 – 11:26
- 5♂︎ Mars11:26 – 12:36
- 6☉︎ Sun12:36 – 13:46
- 7♀︎ Venus13:46 – 14:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:56 – 16:06
- 9☽︎ Moon16:06 – 17:16
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:16 – 18:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:26 – 19:36
- 12♂︎ Mars19:36 – 20:46
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:46 – 21:36
- 2♀︎ Venus21:36 – 22:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:26 – 23:17
- 4☽︎ Moon23:17 – 00:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:07 – 00:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:57 – 01:47
- 7♂︎ Mars01:47 – 02:37
- 8☉︎ Sun02:37 – 03:27
- 9♀︎ Venus03:27 – 04:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:18 – 05:08
- 11☽︎ Moon05:08 – 05:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:58 – 06:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Wednesday, 25 August 2027, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 20:46: the day lasts 14h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:48, lasts 10h 02m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:46 to 07:56: 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.