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 Monday, 3 January 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:48
- Sunset
- 16:50
- Next sunrise
- 08:48
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:48 – 09:28
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:28 – 10:08
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:08 – 10:48
- 4♂︎ Mars10:48 – 11:29
- 5☉︎ Sun11:29 – 12:09
- 6♀︎ Venus12:09 – 12:49
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:49 – 13:29
- 8☽︎ Moon13:29 – 14:09
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:09 – 14:50
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:50 – 15:30
- 11♂︎ Mars15:30 – 16:10
- 12☉︎ Sun16:10 – 16:50
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus16:50 – 18:10
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:10 – 19:30
- 3☽︎ Moon19:30 – 20:50
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:50 – 22:09
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:09 – 23:29
- 6♂︎ Mars23:29 – 00:49
- 7☉︎ Sun00:49 – 02:09
- 8♀︎ Venus02:09 – 03:28
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:28 – 04:48
- 10☽︎ Moon04:48 – 06:08
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:08 – 07:28
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:28 – 08:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Monday, 3 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:48 and sets at 16:50: the day lasts 8h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:48, lasts 15h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:48 to 09:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.