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, 4 October 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:51
- Sunset
- 19:15
- Next sunrise
- 07:52
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:51 – 08:48
- 2☽︎ Moon08:48 – 09:45
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:45 – 10:42
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:42 – 11:39
- 5♂︎ Mars11:39 – 12:36
- 6☉︎ Sun12:36 – 13:33
- 7♀︎ Venus13:33 – 14:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:30 – 15:27
- 9☽︎ Moon15:27 – 16:24
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:24 – 17:21
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:21 – 18:18
- 12♂︎ Mars18:18 – 19:15
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:15 – 20:18
- 2♀︎ Venus20:18 – 21:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:21 – 22:24
- 4☽︎ Moon22:24 – 23:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:27 – 00:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:30 – 01:34
- 7♂︎ Mars01:34 – 02:37
- 8☉︎ Sun02:37 – 03:40
- 9♀︎ Venus03:40 – 04:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:43 – 05:46
- 11☽︎ Moon05:46 – 06:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:49 – 07:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Wednesday, 4 October 2028, the Sun rises at 07:51 and sets at 19:15: the day lasts 11h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:52, lasts 12h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:51 to 08:48: 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.