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 Thursday, 20 April 2028: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:39
- Sunset
- 20:49
- Next sunrise
- 06:37
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:39 – 07:49
- 2♂︎ Mars07:49 – 09:00
- 3☉︎ Sun09:00 – 10:11
- 4♀︎ Venus10:11 – 11:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:22 – 12:33
- 6☽︎ Moon12:33 – 13:44
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:44 – 14:55
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:55 – 16:06
- 9♂︎ Mars16:06 – 17:17
- 10☉︎ Sun17:17 – 18:28
- 11♀︎ Venus18:28 – 19:39
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:39 – 20:49
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:49 – 21:38
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:38 – 22:27
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:27 – 23:16
- 4♂︎ Mars23:16 – 00:05
- 5☉︎ Sun00:05 – 00:54
- 6♀︎ Venus00:54 – 01:43
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:43 – 02:32
- 8☽︎ Moon02:32 – 03:21
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:21 – 04:10
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:10 – 04:59
- 11♂︎ Mars04:59 – 05:48
- 12☉︎ Sun05:48 – 06:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Thursday, 20 April 2028, the Sun rises at 06:39 and sets at 20:49: the day lasts 14h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:37, lasts 9h 47m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:39 to 07:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.