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 Wednesday, 17 May 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Sunset
- 21:32
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:51 – 07:10
- 2☽︎ Moon07:10 – 08:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:28 – 09:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:46 – 11:05
- 5♂︎ Mars11:05 – 12:23
- 6☉︎ Sun12:23 – 13:42
- 7♀︎ Venus13:42 – 15:00
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:00 – 16:18
- 9☽︎ Moon16:18 – 17:37
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:37 – 18:55
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:55 – 20:13
- 12♂︎ Mars20:13 – 21:32
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:32 – 22:13
- 2♀︎ Venus22:13 – 22:55
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:55 – 23:36
- 4☽︎ Moon23:36 – 00:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:18 – 00:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:59 – 01:41
- 7♂︎ Mars01:41 – 02:22
- 8☉︎ Sun02:22 – 03:04
- 9♀︎ Venus03:04 – 03:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:45 – 04:27
- 11☽︎ Moon04:27 – 05:08
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:08 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Wednesday, 17 May 2028, the Sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 21:32: the day lasts 15h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 8h 18m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:51 to 07:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.