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, 1 March 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:28
- Sunset
- 18:26
- Next sunrise
- 07:26
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:28 – 08:23
- 2☽︎ Moon08:23 – 09:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:18 – 10:13
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:13 – 11:08
- 5♂︎ Mars11:08 – 12:02
- 6☉︎ Sun12:02 – 12:57
- 7♀︎ Venus12:57 – 13:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:52 – 14:47
- 9☽︎ Moon14:47 – 15:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:42 – 16:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter16:37 – 17:31
- 12♂︎ Mars17:31 – 18:26
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun18:26 – 19:31
- 2♀︎ Venus19:31 – 20:36
- 3☿︎ Mercury20:36 – 21:41
- 4☽︎ Moon21:41 – 22:46
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:46 – 23:51
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:51 – 00:56
- 7♂︎ Mars00:56 – 02:01
- 8☉︎ Sun02:01 – 03:06
- 9♀︎ Venus03:06 – 04:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:11 – 05:16
- 11☽︎ Moon05:16 – 06:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:21 – 07:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Wednesday, 1 March 2028, the Sun rises at 07:28 and sets at 18:26: the day lasts 10h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:26, lasts 13h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:28 to 08:23: 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.