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 Monday, 27 September 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:38
- Sunset
- 19:32
- Next sunrise
- 07:40
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:38 – 08:38
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:38 – 09:37
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:37 – 10:37
- 4♂︎ Mars10:37 – 11:36
- 5☉︎ Sun11:36 – 12:36
- 6♀︎ Venus12:36 – 13:35
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:35 – 14:35
- 8☽︎ Moon14:35 – 15:34
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:34 – 16:34
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:34 – 17:33
- 11♂︎ Mars17:33 – 18:33
- 12☉︎ Sun18:33 – 19:32
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:32 – 20:33
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:33 – 21:34
- 3☽︎ Moon21:34 – 22:34
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:34 – 23:35
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:35 – 00:35
- 6♂︎ Mars00:35 – 01:36
- 7☉︎ Sun01:36 – 02:37
- 8♀︎ Venus02:37 – 03:37
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:37 – 04:38
- 10☽︎ Moon04:38 – 05:38
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:38 – 06:39
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:39 – 07:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Monday, 27 September 2027, the Sun rises at 07:38 and sets at 19:32: the day lasts 11h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:40, lasts 12h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:38 to 08:38: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.