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, 1 May 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 21:07
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:17 – 07:31
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:31 – 08:45
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:45 – 10:00
- 4♂︎ Mars10:00 – 11:14
- 5☉︎ Sun11:14 – 12:28
- 6♀︎ Venus12:28 – 13:42
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:42 – 14:56
- 8☽︎ Moon14:56 – 16:11
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:11 – 17:25
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:25 – 18:39
- 11♂︎ Mars18:39 – 19:53
- 12☉︎ Sun19:53 – 21:07
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:07 – 21:53
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:53 – 22:39
- 3☽︎ Moon22:39 – 23:24
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:24 – 00:10
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:10 – 00:56
- 6♂︎ Mars00:56 – 01:41
- 7☉︎ Sun01:41 – 02:27
- 8♀︎ Venus02:27 – 03:13
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:13 – 03:58
- 10☽︎ Moon03:58 – 04:44
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:44 – 05:30
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:30 – 06:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Monday, 1 May 2028, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 21:07: the day lasts 14h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 9h 08m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:17 to 07:31: 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.