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, 7 February 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:13
- Sunset
- 17:45
- Next sunrise
- 08:11
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:13 – 09:00
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:00 – 09:48
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:48 – 10:36
- 4♂︎ Mars10:36 – 11:24
- 5☉︎ Sun11:24 – 12:11
- 6♀︎ Venus12:11 – 12:59
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:59 – 13:47
- 8☽︎ Moon13:47 – 14:34
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:34 – 15:22
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:22 – 16:10
- 11♂︎ Mars16:10 – 16:58
- 12☉︎ Sun16:58 – 17:45
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:45 – 18:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:58 – 20:10
- 3☽︎ Moon20:10 – 21:22
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:22 – 22:34
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:34 – 23:46
- 6♂︎ Mars23:46 – 00:58
- 7☉︎ Sun00:58 – 02:10
- 8♀︎ Venus02:10 – 03:22
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:22 – 04:35
- 10☽︎ Moon04:35 – 05:47
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:47 – 06:59
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:59 – 08:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Monday, 7 February 2028, the Sun rises at 08:13 and sets at 17:45: the day lasts 9h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:11, lasts 14h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:13 to 09:00: 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.