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 Saturday, 20 May 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 21:36
- Next sunrise
- 05:46
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:47 – 07:06
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:06 – 08:25
- 3♂︎ Mars08:25 – 09:44
- 4☉︎ Sun09:44 – 11:04
- 5♀︎ Venus11:04 – 12:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:23 – 13:42
- 7☽︎ Moon13:42 – 15:01
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:01 – 16:20
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:20 – 17:39
- 10♂︎ Mars17:39 – 18:58
- 11☉︎ Sun18:58 – 20:17
- 12♀︎ Venus20:17 – 21:36
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:36 – 22:17
- 2☽︎ Moon22:17 – 22:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:58 – 23:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:39 – 00:19
- 5♂︎ Mars00:19 – 01:00
- 6☉︎ Sun01:00 – 01:41
- 7♀︎ Venus01:41 – 02:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:22 – 03:03
- 9☽︎ Moon03:03 – 03:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:44 – 04:24
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:24 – 05:05
- 12♂︎ Mars05:05 – 05:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Saturday, 20 May 2028, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 21:36: the day lasts 15h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:46, lasts 8h 10m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:47 to 07:06: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.