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 Tuesday, 1 February 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:22
- Sunset
- 17:35
- Next sunrise
- 08:21
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:22 – 09:08
- 2☉︎ Sun09:08 – 09:54
- 3♀︎ Venus09:54 – 10:40
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:40 – 11:26
- 5☽︎ Moon11:26 – 12:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:12 – 12:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:58 – 13:44
- 8♂︎ Mars13:44 – 14:30
- 9☉︎ Sun14:30 – 15:17
- 10♀︎ Venus15:17 – 16:03
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:03 – 16:49
- 12☽︎ Moon16:49 – 17:35
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:35 – 18:48
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:48 – 20:02
- 3♂︎ Mars20:02 – 21:16
- 4☉︎ Sun21:16 – 22:30
- 5♀︎ Venus22:30 – 23:44
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:44 – 00:58
- 7☽︎ Moon00:58 – 02:12
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:12 – 03:25
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:25 – 04:39
- 10♂︎ Mars04:39 – 05:53
- 11☉︎ Sun05:53 – 07:07
- 12♀︎ Venus07:07 – 08:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Tuesday, 1 February 2028, the Sun rises at 08:22 and sets at 17:35: the day lasts 9h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:21, lasts 14h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:22 to 09:08: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.