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 Thursday, 28 October 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:29
- Sunset
- 18:27
- Next sunrise
- 08:31
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:29 – 09:19
- 2♂︎ Mars09:19 – 10:09
- 3☉︎ Sun10:09 – 10:59
- 4♀︎ Venus10:59 – 11:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:49 – 12:38
- 6☽︎ Moon12:38 – 13:28
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:28 – 14:18
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:18 – 15:08
- 9♂︎ Mars15:08 – 15:57
- 10☉︎ Sun15:57 – 16:47
- 11♀︎ Venus16:47 – 17:37
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:37 – 18:27
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:27 – 19:37
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:37 – 20:47
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:47 – 21:58
- 4♂︎ Mars21:58 – 23:08
- 5☉︎ Sun23:08 – 00:19
- 6♀︎ Venus00:19 – 01:29
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:29 – 02:39
- 8☽︎ Moon02:39 – 03:50
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:50 – 05:00
- 10♃︎ Jupiter05:00 – 06:10
- 11♂︎ Mars06:10 – 07:21
- 12☉︎ Sun07:21 – 08:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Thursday, 28 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:29 and sets at 18:27: the day lasts 9h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:31, lasts 14h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:29 to 09:19: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.