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, 10 April 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:00
- Sunset
- 20:33
- Next sunrise
- 06:57
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:00 – 08:07
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:07 – 09:15
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:15 – 10:23
- 4♂︎ Mars10:23 – 11:31
- 5☉︎ Sun11:31 – 12:39
- 6♀︎ Venus12:39 – 13:46
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:46 – 14:54
- 8☽︎ Moon14:54 – 16:02
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:02 – 17:10
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:10 – 18:17
- 11♂︎ Mars18:17 – 19:25
- 12☉︎ Sun19:25 – 20:33
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:33 – 21:25
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:25 – 22:17
- 3☽︎ Moon22:17 – 23:09
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:09 – 00:01
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:01 – 00:53
- 6♂︎ Mars00:53 – 01:45
- 7☉︎ Sun01:45 – 02:37
- 8♀︎ Venus02:37 – 03:29
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:29 – 04:21
- 10☽︎ Moon04:21 – 05:13
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:13 – 06:05
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:05 – 06:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Monday, 10 April 2028, the Sun rises at 07:00 and sets at 20:33: the day lasts 13h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:57, lasts 10h 24m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:00 to 08:07: 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.