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 Monday, 21 August 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:41
- Sunset
- 20:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:43
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:41 – 07:52
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:52 – 09:03
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:03 – 10:14
- 4♂︎ Mars10:14 – 11:25
- 5☉︎ Sun11:25 – 12:36
- 6♀︎ Venus12:36 – 13:47
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:47 – 14:58
- 8☽︎ Moon14:58 – 16:09
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:09 – 17:20
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:20 – 18:31
- 11♂︎ Mars18:31 – 19:42
- 12☉︎ Sun19:42 – 20:53
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:53 – 21:42
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:42 – 22:31
- 3☽︎ Moon22:31 – 23:20
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:20 – 00:10
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:10 – 00:59
- 6♂︎ Mars00:59 – 01:48
- 7☉︎ Sun01:48 – 02:37
- 8♀︎ Venus02:37 – 03:26
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:26 – 04:15
- 10☽︎ Moon04:15 – 05:05
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:05 – 05:54
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:54 – 06:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Monday, 21 August 2028, the Sun rises at 06:41 and sets at 20:53: the day lasts 14h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:43, lasts 9h 50m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:41 to 07:52: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.