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 Sunday, 30 April 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 21:06
- Next sunrise
- 06:17
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:19 – 07:33
- 2♀︎ Venus07:33 – 08:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:47 – 10:01
- 4☽︎ Moon10:01 – 11:15
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:15 – 12:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:28 – 13:42
- 7♂︎ Mars13:42 – 14:56
- 8☉︎ Sun14:56 – 16:10
- 9♀︎ Venus16:10 – 17:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:24 – 18:38
- 11☽︎ Moon18:38 – 19:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:52 – 21:06
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:06 – 21:52
- 2♂︎ Mars21:52 – 22:38
- 3☉︎ Sun22:38 – 23:24
- 4♀︎ Venus23:24 – 00:09
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:09 – 00:55
- 6☽︎ Moon00:55 – 01:41
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:41 – 02:27
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:27 – 03:13
- 9♂︎ Mars03:13 – 03:59
- 10☉︎ Sun03:59 – 04:45
- 11♀︎ Venus04:45 – 05:31
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:31 – 06:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Sunday, 30 April 2028, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 21:06: the day lasts 14h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 9h 11m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:19 to 07:33: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.