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, 17 September 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:22
- Sunset
- 19:55
- Next sunrise
- 07:24
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:22 – 08:25
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:25 – 09:28
- 3☽︎ Moon09:28 – 10:31
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:31 – 11:33
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:33 – 12:36
- 6♂︎ Mars12:36 – 13:39
- 7☉︎ Sun13:39 – 14:41
- 8♀︎ Venus14:41 – 15:44
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:44 – 16:47
- 10☽︎ Moon16:47 – 17:50
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:50 – 18:52
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:52 – 19:55
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:55 – 20:52
- 2☉︎ Sun20:52 – 21:50
- 3♀︎ Venus21:50 – 22:47
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:47 – 23:45
- 5☽︎ Moon23:45 – 00:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:42 – 01:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:39 – 02:37
- 8♂︎ Mars02:37 – 03:34
- 9☉︎ Sun03:34 – 04:32
- 10♀︎ Venus04:32 – 05:29
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:29 – 06:27
- 12☽︎ Moon06:27 – 07:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Friday, 17 September 2027, the Sun rises at 07:22 and sets at 19:55: the day lasts 12h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:24, lasts 11h 29m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:22 to 08:25: 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.