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, 8 April 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:04
- Sunset
- 20:30
- Next sunrise
- 07:02
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:04 – 08:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:11 – 09:18
- 3♂︎ Mars09:18 – 10:25
- 4☉︎ Sun10:25 – 11:33
- 5♀︎ Venus11:33 – 12:40
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:40 – 13:47
- 7☽︎ Moon13:47 – 14:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:54 – 16:01
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:01 – 17:08
- 10♂︎ Mars17:08 – 18:15
- 11☉︎ Sun18:15 – 19:23
- 12♀︎ Venus19:23 – 20:30
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:30 – 21:22
- 2☽︎ Moon21:22 – 22:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:15 – 23:08
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:08 – 00:00
- 5♂︎ Mars00:00 – 00:53
- 6☉︎ Sun00:53 – 01:46
- 7♀︎ Venus01:46 – 02:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:38 – 03:31
- 9☽︎ Moon03:31 – 04:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:24 – 05:16
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:16 – 06:09
- 12♂︎ Mars06:09 – 07:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Saturday, 8 April 2028, the Sun rises at 07:04 and sets at 20:30: the day lasts 13h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:02, lasts 10h 32m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:04 to 08:11: 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.