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, 10 October 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:59
- Sunset
- 19:03
- Next sunrise
- 08:01
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:59 – 08:54
- 2♀︎ Venus08:54 – 09:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:50 – 10:45
- 4☽︎ Moon10:45 – 11:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:41 – 12:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:36 – 13:31
- 7♂︎ Mars13:31 – 14:27
- 8☉︎ Sun14:27 – 15:22
- 9♀︎ Venus15:22 – 16:17
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:17 – 17:13
- 11☽︎ Moon17:13 – 18:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:08 – 19:03
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:03 – 20:08
- 2♂︎ Mars20:08 – 21:13
- 3☉︎ Sun21:13 – 22:18
- 4♀︎ Venus22:18 – 23:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:22 – 00:27
- 6☽︎ Moon00:27 – 01:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:32 – 02:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:37 – 03:42
- 9♂︎ Mars03:42 – 04:46
- 10☉︎ Sun04:46 – 05:51
- 11♀︎ Venus05:51 – 06:56
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:56 – 08:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Sunday, 10 October 2027, the Sun rises at 07:59 and sets at 19:03: the day lasts 11h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:01, lasts 12h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:59 to 08:54: 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.