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, 16 October 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:09
- Sunset
- 18:51
- Next sunrise
- 08:11
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:09 – 09:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:03 – 09:56
- 3♂︎ Mars09:56 – 10:49
- 4☉︎ Sun10:49 – 11:43
- 5♀︎ Venus11:43 – 12:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:36 – 13:30
- 7☽︎ Moon13:30 – 14:23
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:23 – 15:17
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:17 – 16:10
- 10♂︎ Mars16:10 – 17:04
- 11☉︎ Sun17:04 – 17:57
- 12♀︎ Venus17:57 – 18:51
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:51 – 19:57
- 2☽︎ Moon19:57 – 21:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:04 – 22:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:11 – 23:17
- 5♂︎ Mars23:17 – 00:24
- 6☉︎ Sun00:24 – 01:31
- 7♀︎ Venus01:31 – 02:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:37 – 03:44
- 9☽︎ Moon03:44 – 04:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:51 – 05:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:57 – 07:04
- 12♂︎ Mars07:04 – 08:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Saturday, 16 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:09 and sets at 18:51: the day lasts 10h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:11, lasts 13h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:09 to 09:03: 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.