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, 2 August 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 21:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:12 – 07:29
- 2☽︎ Moon07:29 – 08:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:45 – 10:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:01 – 11:18
- 5♂︎ Mars11:18 – 12:34
- 6☉︎ Sun12:34 – 13:50
- 7♀︎ Venus13:50 – 15:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:07 – 16:23
- 9☽︎ Moon16:23 – 17:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:39 – 18:56
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:56 – 20:12
- 12♂︎ Mars20:12 – 21:29
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:29 – 22:12
- 2♀︎ Venus22:12 – 22:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:56 – 23:40
- 4☽︎ Moon23:40 – 00:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:24 – 01:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:07 – 01:51
- 7♂︎ Mars01:51 – 02:35
- 8☉︎ Sun02:35 – 03:19
- 9♀︎ Venus03:19 – 04:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:02 – 04:46
- 11☽︎ Moon04:46 – 05:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:30 – 06:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Wednesday, 2 August 2028, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 21:29: the day lasts 15h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 8h 45m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:12 to 07:29: 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.