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, 26 July 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:02
- Sunset
- 21:39
- Next sunrise
- 06:04
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:02 – 07:20
- 2☽︎ Moon07:20 – 08:38
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:38 – 09:56
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:56 – 11:15
- 5♂︎ Mars11:15 – 12:33
- 6☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:51
- 7♀︎ Venus13:51 – 15:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:09 – 16:27
- 9☽︎ Moon16:27 – 17:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:45 – 19:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter19:03 – 20:21
- 12♂︎ Mars20:21 – 21:39
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:39 – 22:21
- 2♀︎ Venus22:21 – 23:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury23:03 – 23:45
- 4☽︎ Moon23:45 – 00:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:27 – 01:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:09 – 01:51
- 7♂︎ Mars01:51 – 02:33
- 8☉︎ Sun02:33 – 03:15
- 9♀︎ Venus03:15 – 03:57
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:57 – 04:39
- 11☽︎ Moon04:39 – 05:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:21 – 06:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Wednesday, 26 July 2028, the Sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 21:39: the day lasts 15h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:04, lasts 8h 24m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:02 to 07:20: 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.