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 Tuesday, 9 November 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 17:06
- Next sunrise
- 07:52
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:50 – 08:37
- 2☉︎ Sun08:37 – 09:23
- 3♀︎ Venus09:23 – 10:09
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:09 – 10:55
- 5☽︎ Moon10:55 – 11:42
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:42 – 12:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:28 – 13:14
- 8♂︎ Mars13:14 – 14:01
- 9☉︎ Sun14:01 – 14:47
- 10♀︎ Venus14:47 – 15:33
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:33 – 16:20
- 12☽︎ Moon16:20 – 17:06
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:06 – 18:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:20 – 19:34
- 3♂︎ Mars19:34 – 20:47
- 4☉︎ Sun20:47 – 22:01
- 5♀︎ Venus22:01 – 23:15
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:15 – 00:29
- 7☽︎ Moon00:29 – 01:43
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:43 – 02:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:57 – 04:10
- 10♂︎ Mars04:10 – 05:24
- 11☉︎ Sun05:24 – 06:38
- 12♀︎ Venus06:38 – 07:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Tuesday, 9 November 2027, the Sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 17:06: the day lasts 9h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:52, lasts 14h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:50 to 08:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.