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, 11 September 2028: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Sunset
- 20:07
- Next sunrise
- 07:16
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:14 – 08:19
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:19 – 09:23
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:23 – 10:27
- 4♂︎ Mars10:27 – 11:32
- 5☉︎ Sun11:32 – 12:36
- 6♀︎ Venus12:36 – 13:41
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:41 – 14:45
- 8☽︎ Moon14:45 – 15:49
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:49 – 16:54
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:54 – 17:58
- 11♂︎ Mars17:58 – 19:03
- 12☉︎ Sun19:03 – 20:07
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:07 – 21:03
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:03 – 21:58
- 3☽︎ Moon21:58 – 22:54
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:54 – 23:50
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:50 – 00:46
- 6♂︎ Mars00:46 – 01:41
- 7☉︎ Sun01:41 – 02:37
- 8♀︎ Venus02:37 – 03:33
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:33 – 04:29
- 10☽︎ Moon04:29 – 05:24
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:24 – 06:20
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:20 – 07:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Monday, 11 September 2028, the Sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 20:07: the day lasts 12h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:16, lasts 11h 09m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:14 to 08:19: 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.