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, 29 October 2027: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:31
- Sunset
- 18:25
- Next sunrise
- 08:33
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:31 – 09:21
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:21 – 10:10
- 3☽︎ Moon10:10 – 11:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn11:00 – 11:49
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:49 – 12:39
- 6♂︎ Mars12:39 – 13:28
- 7☉︎ Sun13:28 – 14:17
- 8♀︎ Venus14:17 – 15:07
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:07 – 15:56
- 10☽︎ Moon15:56 – 16:46
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:46 – 17:35
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:35 – 18:25
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:25 – 19:35
- 2☉︎ Sun19:35 – 20:46
- 3♀︎ Venus20:46 – 21:57
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:57 – 23:07
- 5☽︎ Moon23:07 – 00:18
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:18 – 01:29
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:29 – 02:40
- 8♂︎ Mars02:40 – 03:50
- 9☉︎ Sun03:50 – 05:01
- 10♀︎ Venus05:01 – 06:12
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:12 – 07:22
- 12☽︎ Moon07:22 – 08:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Friday, 29 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:31 and sets at 18:25: the day lasts 9h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:33, lasts 14h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:31 to 09:21: 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.