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, 7 January 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:47
- Sunset
- 16:55
- Next sunrise
- 08:46
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:47 – 09:27
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:27 – 10:08
- 3☽︎ Moon10:08 – 10:49
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:49 – 11:29
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:29 – 12:10
- 6♂︎ Mars12:10 – 12:51
- 7☉︎ Sun12:51 – 13:32
- 8♀︎ Venus13:32 – 14:12
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:12 – 14:53
- 10☽︎ Moon14:53 – 15:34
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:34 – 16:14
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 16:55
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:55 – 18:14
- 2☉︎ Sun18:14 – 19:33
- 3♀︎ Venus19:33 – 20:53
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:53 – 22:12
- 5☽︎ Moon22:12 – 23:31
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:31 – 00:51
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:51 – 02:10
- 8♂︎ Mars02:10 – 03:29
- 9☉︎ Sun03:29 – 04:48
- 10♀︎ Venus04:48 – 06:08
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:08 – 07:27
- 12☽︎ Moon07:27 – 08:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Friday, 7 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:47 and sets at 16:55: the day lasts 8h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:46, lasts 15h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:47 to 09:27: 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.