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 Wednesday, 19 January 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:38
- Sunset
- 17:12
- Next sunrise
- 08:37
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:38 – 09:21
- 2☽︎ Moon09:21 – 10:04
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:04 – 10:47
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:47 – 11:30
- 5♂︎ Mars11:30 – 12:13
- 6☉︎ Sun12:13 – 12:55
- 7♀︎ Venus12:55 – 13:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:38 – 14:21
- 9☽︎ Moon14:21 – 15:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:04 – 15:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:47 – 16:30
- 12♂︎ Mars16:30 – 17:12
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:12 – 18:29
- 2♀︎ Venus18:29 – 19:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:47 – 21:04
- 4☽︎ Moon21:04 – 22:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:21 – 23:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:38 – 00:55
- 7♂︎ Mars00:55 – 02:12
- 8☉︎ Sun02:12 – 03:29
- 9♀︎ Venus03:29 – 04:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:46 – 06:03
- 11☽︎ Moon06:03 – 07:20
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:20 – 08:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Wednesday, 19 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:38 and sets at 17:12: the day lasts 8h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:37, lasts 15h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:38 to 09:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.