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, 22 September 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:30
- Sunset
- 19:44
- Next sunrise
- 07:32
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:30 – 08:31
- 2☽︎ Moon08:31 – 09:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:32 – 10:34
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:34 – 11:35
- 5♂︎ Mars11:35 – 12:36
- 6☉︎ Sun12:36 – 13:37
- 7♀︎ Venus13:37 – 14:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:38 – 15:39
- 9☽︎ Moon15:39 – 16:40
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:40 – 17:41
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:41 – 18:43
- 12♂︎ Mars18:43 – 19:44
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:44 – 20:43
- 2♀︎ Venus20:43 – 21:42
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:42 – 22:41
- 4☽︎ Moon22:41 – 23:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:40 – 00:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:39 – 01:38
- 7♂︎ Mars01:38 – 02:37
- 8☉︎ Sun02:37 – 03:36
- 9♀︎ Venus03:36 – 04:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:35 – 05:34
- 11☽︎ Moon05:34 – 06:33
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:33 – 07:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Wednesday, 22 September 2027, the Sun rises at 07:30 and sets at 19:44: the day lasts 12h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:32, lasts 11h 48m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:30 to 08:31: 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.