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 Saturday, 2 October 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:46
- Sunset
- 19:21
- Next sunrise
- 07:48
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:46 – 08:44
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:44 – 09:42
- 3♂︎ Mars09:42 – 10:40
- 4☉︎ Sun10:40 – 11:38
- 5♀︎ Venus11:38 – 12:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:36 – 13:34
- 7☽︎ Moon13:34 – 14:31
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:31 – 15:29
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:29 – 16:27
- 10♂︎ Mars16:27 – 17:25
- 11☉︎ Sun17:25 – 18:23
- 12♀︎ Venus18:23 – 19:21
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:21 – 20:23
- 2☽︎ Moon20:23 – 21:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:25 – 22:28
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:28 – 23:30
- 5♂︎ Mars23:30 – 00:32
- 6☉︎ Sun00:32 – 01:34
- 7♀︎ Venus01:34 – 02:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:37 – 03:39
- 9☽︎ Moon03:39 – 04:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:41 – 05:43
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:43 – 06:45
- 12♂︎ Mars06:45 – 07:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Saturday, 2 October 2027, the Sun rises at 07:46 and sets at 19:21: the day lasts 11h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:48, lasts 12h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:46 to 08:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.