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 Friday, 22 October 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:19
- Sunset
- 18:38
- Next sunrise
- 08:21
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:19 – 09:11
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:11 – 10:02
- 3☽︎ Moon10:02 – 10:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:54 – 11:46
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:46 – 12:37
- 6♂︎ Mars12:37 – 13:29
- 7☉︎ Sun13:29 – 14:20
- 8♀︎ Venus14:20 – 15:12
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:12 – 16:03
- 10☽︎ Moon16:03 – 16:55
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:55 – 17:47
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:47 – 18:38
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:38 – 19:47
- 2☉︎ Sun19:47 – 20:55
- 3♀︎ Venus20:55 – 22:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:04 – 23:12
- 5☽︎ Moon23:12 – 00:21
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:21 – 01:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:30 – 02:38
- 8♂︎ Mars02:38 – 03:47
- 9☉︎ Sun03:47 – 04:55
- 10♀︎ Venus04:55 – 06:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:04 – 07:12
- 12☽︎ Moon07:12 – 08:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Friday, 22 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:19 and sets at 18:38: the day lasts 10h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:21, lasts 13h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:19 to 09:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.