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 Sunday, 13 August 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:29
- Sunset
- 21:09
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:29 – 07:42
- 2♀︎ Venus07:42 – 08:56
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:56 – 10:09
- 4☽︎ Moon10:09 – 11:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:22 – 12:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:36 – 13:49
- 7♂︎ Mars13:49 – 15:02
- 8☉︎ Sun15:02 – 16:16
- 9♀︎ Venus16:16 – 17:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:29 – 18:42
- 11☽︎ Moon18:42 – 19:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:55 – 21:09
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:09 – 21:56
- 2♂︎ Mars21:56 – 22:42
- 3☉︎ Sun22:42 – 23:29
- 4♀︎ Venus23:29 – 00:16
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:16 – 01:03
- 6☽︎ Moon01:03 – 01:50
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:50 – 02:36
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:36 – 03:23
- 9♂︎ Mars03:23 – 04:10
- 10☉︎ Sun04:10 – 04:57
- 11♀︎ Venus04:57 – 05:44
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:44 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Sunday, 13 August 2028, the Sun rises at 06:29 and sets at 21:09: the day lasts 14h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 9h 22m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:29 to 07:42: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.