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, 8 October 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:57
- Sunset
- 19:06
- Next sunrise
- 07:59
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:57 – 08:53
- 2♀︎ Venus08:53 – 09:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:49 – 10:44
- 4☽︎ Moon10:44 – 11:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:40 – 12:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:36 – 13:32
- 7♂︎ Mars13:32 – 14:27
- 8☉︎ Sun14:27 – 15:23
- 9♀︎ Venus15:23 – 16:19
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:19 – 17:15
- 11☽︎ Moon17:15 – 18:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:10 – 19:06
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:06 – 20:10
- 2♂︎ Mars20:10 – 21:15
- 3☉︎ Sun21:15 – 22:19
- 4♀︎ Venus22:19 – 23:24
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:24 – 00:28
- 6☽︎ Moon00:28 – 01:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:32 – 02:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:37 – 03:41
- 9♂︎ Mars03:41 – 04:46
- 10☉︎ Sun04:46 – 05:50
- 11♀︎ Venus05:50 – 06:54
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:54 – 07:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Sunday, 8 October 2028, the Sun rises at 07:57 and sets at 19:06: the day lasts 11h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:59, lasts 12h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:57 to 08:53: 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.