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, 24 January 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:33
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Next sunrise
- 08:32
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:33 – 09:17
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:17 – 10:01
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:01 – 10:45
- 4♂︎ Mars10:45 – 11:29
- 5☉︎ Sun11:29 – 12:13
- 6♀︎ Venus12:13 – 12:57
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:57 – 13:41
- 8☽︎ Moon13:41 – 14:25
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:25 – 15:09
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:09 – 15:53
- 11♂︎ Mars15:53 – 16:37
- 12☉︎ Sun16:37 – 17:21
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:21 – 18:37
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:37 – 19:53
- 3☽︎ Moon19:53 – 21:08
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:08 – 22:24
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:24 – 23:40
- 6♂︎ Mars23:40 – 00:56
- 7☉︎ Sun00:56 – 02:12
- 8♀︎ Venus02:12 – 03:28
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:28 – 04:44
- 10☽︎ Moon04:44 – 06:00
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:00 – 07:16
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:16 – 08:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Monday, 24 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:33 and sets at 17:21: the day lasts 8h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:32, lasts 15h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:33 to 09:17: 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.