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, 17 April 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 20:45
- Next sunrise
- 06:43
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:45 – 07:55
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:55 – 09:05
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:05 – 10:15
- 4♂︎ Mars10:15 – 11:25
- 5☉︎ Sun11:25 – 12:35
- 6♀︎ Venus12:35 – 13:45
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:45 – 14:55
- 8☽︎ Moon14:55 – 16:05
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:05 – 17:15
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:15 – 18:25
- 11♂︎ Mars18:25 – 19:35
- 12☉︎ Sun19:35 – 20:45
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:45 – 21:34
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:34 – 22:24
- 3☽︎ Moon22:24 – 23:14
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:14 – 00:04
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:04 – 00:54
- 6♂︎ Mars00:54 – 01:44
- 7☉︎ Sun01:44 – 02:33
- 8♀︎ Venus02:33 – 03:23
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:23 – 04:13
- 10☽︎ Moon04:13 – 05:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:03 – 05:53
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:53 – 06:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Monday, 17 April 2028, the Sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 20:45: the day lasts 14h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:43, lasts 9h 58m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:45 to 07:55: 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.