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 Sunday, 6 February 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:14
- Sunset
- 17:44
- Next sunrise
- 08:13
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:14 – 09:02
- 2♀︎ Venus09:02 – 09:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:49 – 10:37
- 4☽︎ Moon10:37 – 11:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:24 – 12:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:12 – 12:59
- 7♂︎ Mars12:59 – 13:46
- 8☉︎ Sun13:46 – 14:34
- 9♀︎ Venus14:34 – 15:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:21 – 16:09
- 11☽︎ Moon16:09 – 16:56
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:56 – 17:44
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:44 – 18:56
- 2♂︎ Mars18:56 – 20:08
- 3☉︎ Sun20:08 – 21:21
- 4♀︎ Venus21:21 – 22:33
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:33 – 23:46
- 6☽︎ Moon23:46 – 00:58
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:58 – 02:11
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:11 – 03:23
- 9♂︎ Mars03:23 – 04:35
- 10☉︎ Sun04:35 – 05:48
- 11♀︎ Venus05:48 – 07:00
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:00 – 08:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Sunday, 6 February 2028, the Sun rises at 08:14 and sets at 17:44: the day lasts 9h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:13, lasts 14h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:14 to 09:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.