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, 7 December 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:33
- Sunset
- 16:39
- Next sunrise
- 08:34
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:33 – 09:14
- 2☉︎ Sun09:14 – 09:54
- 3♀︎ Venus09:54 – 10:34
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:34 – 11:15
- 5☽︎ Moon11:15 – 11:55
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:55 – 12:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:36 – 13:16
- 8♂︎ Mars13:16 – 13:57
- 9☉︎ Sun13:57 – 14:37
- 10♀︎ Venus14:37 – 15:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:18 – 15:58
- 12☽︎ Moon15:58 – 16:39
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:39 – 17:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:58 – 19:18
- 3♂︎ Mars19:18 – 20:37
- 4☉︎ Sun20:37 – 21:57
- 5♀︎ Venus21:57 – 23:17
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:17 – 00:36
- 7☽︎ Moon00:36 – 01:56
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:56 – 03:16
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:16 – 04:35
- 10♂︎ Mars04:35 – 05:55
- 11☉︎ Sun05:55 – 07:15
- 12♀︎ Venus07:15 – 08:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Tuesday, 7 December 2027, the Sun rises at 08:33 and sets at 16:39: the day lasts 8h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:34, lasts 15h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:33 to 09:14: 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.