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 Tuesday, 7 September 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Sunset
- 20:18
- Next sunrise
- 07:08
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:07 – 08:13
- 2☉︎ Sun08:13 – 09:19
- 3♀︎ Venus09:19 – 10:24
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:24 – 11:30
- 5☽︎ Moon11:30 – 12:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:36 – 13:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:42 – 14:48
- 8♂︎ Mars14:48 – 15:54
- 9☉︎ Sun15:54 – 17:00
- 10♀︎ Venus17:00 – 18:06
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:06 – 19:12
- 12☽︎ Moon19:12 – 20:18
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:18 – 21:12
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:12 – 22:06
- 3♂︎ Mars22:06 – 23:00
- 4☉︎ Sun23:00 – 23:55
- 5♀︎ Venus23:55 – 00:49
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:49 – 01:43
- 7☽︎ Moon01:43 – 02:37
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:37 – 03:31
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:31 – 04:26
- 10♂︎ Mars04:26 – 05:20
- 11☉︎ Sun05:20 – 06:14
- 12♀︎ Venus06:14 – 07:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Tuesday, 7 September 2027, the Sun rises at 07:07 and sets at 20:18: the day lasts 13h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:08, lasts 10h 51m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:07 to 08:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.