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 Friday, 10 September 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:11
- Sunset
- 20:11
- Next sunrise
- 07:13
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:11 – 08:16
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:16 – 09:21
- 3☽︎ Moon09:21 – 10:26
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:26 – 11:31
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:31 – 12:36
- 6♂︎ Mars12:36 – 13:41
- 7☉︎ Sun13:41 – 14:46
- 8♀︎ Venus14:46 – 15:51
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:51 – 16:56
- 10☽︎ Moon16:56 – 18:01
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:01 – 19:06
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:06 – 20:11
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:11 – 21:06
- 2☉︎ Sun21:06 – 22:01
- 3♀︎ Venus22:01 – 22:56
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:56 – 23:52
- 5☽︎ Moon23:52 – 00:47
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:47 – 01:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:42 – 02:37
- 8♂︎ Mars02:37 – 03:32
- 9☉︎ Sun03:32 – 04:27
- 10♀︎ Venus04:27 – 05:23
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:23 – 06:18
- 12☽︎ Moon06:18 – 07:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Friday, 10 September 2027, the Sun rises at 07:11 and sets at 20:11: the day lasts 12h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:13, lasts 11h 02m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:11 to 08:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.