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, 26 January 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:31
- Sunset
- 17:24
- Next sunrise
- 08:29
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:31 – 09:15
- 2☽︎ Moon09:15 – 09:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:59 – 10:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:44 – 11:28
- 5♂︎ Mars11:28 – 12:13
- 6☉︎ Sun12:13 – 12:57
- 7♀︎ Venus12:57 – 13:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:42 – 14:26
- 9☽︎ Moon14:26 – 15:11
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:11 – 15:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:55 – 16:40
- 12♂︎ Mars16:40 – 17:24
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:24 – 18:40
- 2♀︎ Venus18:40 – 19:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:55 – 21:10
- 4☽︎ Moon21:10 – 22:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:26 – 23:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:41 – 00:57
- 7♂︎ Mars00:57 – 02:12
- 8☉︎ Sun02:12 – 03:28
- 9♀︎ Venus03:28 – 04:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:43 – 05:58
- 11☽︎ Moon05:58 – 07:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:14 – 08:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Wednesday, 26 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:31 and sets at 17:24: the day lasts 8h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:29, lasts 15h 05m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:31 to 09:15: 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.