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 Friday, 28 July 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 21:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:06
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:05 – 07:23
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:23 – 08:40
- 3☽︎ Moon08:40 – 09:58
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:58 – 11:15
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:15 – 12:33
- 6♂︎ Mars12:33 – 13:51
- 7☉︎ Sun13:51 – 15:08
- 8♀︎ Venus15:08 – 16:26
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:26 – 17:44
- 10☽︎ Moon17:44 – 19:01
- 11♄︎ Saturn19:01 – 20:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:19 – 21:36
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:36 – 22:19
- 2☉︎ Sun22:19 – 23:01
- 3♀︎ Venus23:01 – 23:44
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:44 – 00:26
- 5☽︎ Moon00:26 – 01:09
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:09 – 01:51
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:51 – 02:34
- 8♂︎ Mars02:34 – 03:16
- 9☉︎ Sun03:16 – 03:59
- 10♀︎ Venus03:59 – 04:41
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:41 – 05:24
- 12☽︎ Moon05:24 – 06:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Friday, 28 July 2028, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 21:36: the day lasts 15h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:06, lasts 8h 30m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:05 to 07:23: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.