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, 30 October 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:33
- Sunset
- 18:23
- Next sunrise
- 07:35
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:33 – 09:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:22 – 10:11
- 3♂︎ Mars10:11 – 11:00
- 4☉︎ Sun11:00 – 11:50
- 5♀︎ Venus11:50 – 12:39
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:39 – 13:28
- 7☽︎ Moon13:28 – 14:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:17 – 15:06
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:06 – 15:55
- 10♂︎ Mars15:55 – 16:45
- 11☉︎ Sun16:45 – 17:34
- 12♀︎ Venus17:34 – 18:23
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:23 – 19:34
- 2☽︎ Moon19:34 – 20:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:45 – 21:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:56 – 23:07
- 5♂︎ Mars23:07 – 00:18
- 6☉︎ Sun00:18 – 01:29
- 7♀︎ Venus01:29 – 02:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:40 – 02:51
- 9☽︎ Moon02:51 – 04:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:02 – 05:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:13 – 06:24
- 12♂︎ Mars06:24 – 07:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Saturday, 30 October 2027, the Sun rises at 08:33 and sets at 18:23: the day lasts 9h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 14h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:33 to 09:22: 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.