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, 20 October 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:16
- Sunset
- 18:42
- Next sunrise
- 08:17
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:16 – 09:08
- 2☽︎ Moon09:08 – 10:00
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:00 – 10:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:52 – 11:45
- 5♂︎ Mars11:45 – 12:37
- 6☉︎ Sun12:37 – 13:29
- 7♀︎ Venus13:29 – 14:21
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:21 – 15:13
- 9☽︎ Moon15:13 – 16:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:06 – 16:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:58 – 17:50
- 12♂︎ Mars17:50 – 18:42
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:42 – 19:50
- 2♀︎ Venus19:50 – 20:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:58 – 22:06
- 4☽︎ Moon22:06 – 23:14
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:14 – 00:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:22 – 01:30
- 7♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:38
- 8☉︎ Sun02:38 – 03:46
- 9♀︎ Venus03:46 – 04:54
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:54 – 06:02
- 11☽︎ Moon06:02 – 07:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:10 – 08:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Wednesday, 20 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:16 and sets at 18:42: the day lasts 10h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:17, lasts 13h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:16 to 09:08: 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.