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, 19 July 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:53
- Sunset
- 21:48
- Next sunrise
- 05:54
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:53 – 07:12
- 2☽︎ Moon07:12 – 08:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:32 – 09:52
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:52 – 11:11
- 5♂︎ Mars11:11 – 12:31
- 6☉︎ Sun12:31 – 13:51
- 7♀︎ Venus13:51 – 15:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:10 – 16:30
- 9☽︎ Moon16:30 – 17:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:50 – 19:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter19:09 – 20:29
- 12♂︎ Mars20:29 – 21:48
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:48 – 22:29
- 2♀︎ Venus22:29 – 23:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury23:09 – 23:50
- 4☽︎ Moon23:50 – 00:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:30 – 01:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:11 – 01:51
- 7♂︎ Mars01:51 – 02:32
- 8☉︎ Sun02:32 – 03:12
- 9♀︎ Venus03:12 – 03:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:53 – 04:33
- 11☽︎ Moon04:33 – 05:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:14 – 05:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Wednesday, 19 July 2028, the Sun rises at 05:53 and sets at 21:48: the day lasts 15h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:54, lasts 8h 06m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:53 to 07:12: 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.