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 Sunday, 19 September 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:26
- Sunset
- 19:50
- Next sunrise
- 07:27
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:26 – 08:28
- 2♀︎ Venus08:28 – 09:30
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:30 – 10:32
- 4☽︎ Moon10:32 – 11:34
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:34 – 12:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:36 – 13:38
- 7♂︎ Mars13:38 – 14:40
- 8☉︎ Sun14:40 – 15:42
- 9♀︎ Venus15:42 – 16:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:44 – 17:46
- 11☽︎ Moon17:46 – 18:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:48 – 19:50
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:50 – 20:49
- 2♂︎ Mars20:49 – 21:47
- 3☉︎ Sun21:47 – 22:45
- 4♀︎ Venus22:45 – 23:43
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:43 – 00:41
- 6☽︎ Moon00:41 – 01:39
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:39 – 02:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:37 – 03:35
- 9♂︎ Mars03:35 – 04:33
- 10☉︎ Sun04:33 – 05:31
- 11♀︎ Venus05:31 – 06:29
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:29 – 07:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Sunday, 19 September 2027, the Sun rises at 07:26 and sets at 19:50: the day lasts 12h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:27, lasts 11h 37m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:26 to 08:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.