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 Saturday, 1 April 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 20:18
- Next sunrise
- 07:17
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:19 – 08:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:24 – 09:29
- 3♂︎ Mars09:29 – 10:34
- 4☉︎ Sun10:34 – 11:39
- 5♀︎ Venus11:39 – 12:44
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:44 – 13:49
- 7☽︎ Moon13:49 – 14:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:54 – 15:59
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:59 – 17:04
- 10♂︎ Mars17:04 – 18:08
- 11☉︎ Sun18:08 – 19:13
- 12♀︎ Venus19:13 – 20:18
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:18 – 21:13
- 2☽︎ Moon21:13 – 22:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:08 – 23:03
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:03 – 23:58
- 5♂︎ Mars23:58 – 00:53
- 6☉︎ Sun00:53 – 01:48
- 7♀︎ Venus01:48 – 02:43
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:43 – 03:38
- 9☽︎ Moon03:38 – 04:32
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:32 – 05:27
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:27 – 06:22
- 12♂︎ Mars06:22 – 07:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Saturday, 1 April 2028, the Sun rises at 07:19 and sets at 20:18: the day lasts 12h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:17, lasts 10h 59m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:19 to 08:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.