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, 28 March 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:28
- Sunset
- 20:12
- Next sunrise
- 07:26
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:28 – 08:32
- 2☉︎ Sun08:32 – 09:36
- 3♀︎ Venus09:36 – 10:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:39 – 11:43
- 5☽︎ Moon11:43 – 12:46
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:46 – 13:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:50 – 14:54
- 8♂︎ Mars14:54 – 15:57
- 9☉︎ Sun15:57 – 17:01
- 10♀︎ Venus17:01 – 18:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:04 – 19:08
- 12☽︎ Moon19:08 – 20:12
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:12 – 21:08
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:08 – 22:04
- 3♂︎ Mars22:04 – 23:00
- 4☉︎ Sun23:00 – 23:57
- 5♀︎ Venus23:57 – 00:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:53 – 01:49
- 7☽︎ Moon01:49 – 02:45
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:45 – 03:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:41 – 04:38
- 10♂︎ Mars04:38 – 05:34
- 11☉︎ Sun05:34 – 06:30
- 12♀︎ Venus06:30 – 07:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Tuesday, 28 March 2028, the Sun rises at 07:28 and sets at 20:12: the day lasts 12h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:26, lasts 11h 15m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:28 to 08:32: 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.