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 Tuesday, 26 September 2028: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:38
- Sunset
- 19:33
- Next sunrise
- 07:39
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:38 – 08:37
- 2☉︎ Sun08:37 – 09:37
- 3♀︎ Venus09:37 – 10:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:37 – 11:36
- 5☽︎ Moon11:36 – 12:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:36 – 13:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:35 – 14:35
- 8♂︎ Mars14:35 – 15:34
- 9☉︎ Sun15:34 – 16:34
- 10♀︎ Venus16:34 – 17:34
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:34 – 18:33
- 12☽︎ Moon18:33 – 19:33
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:33 – 20:33
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:33 – 21:34
- 3♂︎ Mars21:34 – 22:34
- 4☉︎ Sun22:34 – 23:35
- 5♀︎ Venus23:35 – 00:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:36 – 01:36
- 7☽︎ Moon01:36 – 02:37
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:37 – 03:37
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:37 – 04:38
- 10♂︎ Mars04:38 – 05:38
- 11☉︎ Sun05:38 – 06:39
- 12♀︎ Venus06:39 – 07:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Tuesday, 26 September 2028, the Sun rises at 07:38 and sets at 19:33: the day lasts 11h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:39, lasts 12h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:38 to 08:37: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.