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 Thursday, 12 October 2028: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:04
- Sunset
- 18:57
- Next sunrise
- 08:05
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:04 – 08:58
- 2♂︎ Mars08:58 – 09:53
- 3☉︎ Sun09:53 – 10:47
- 4♀︎ Venus10:47 – 11:42
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:42 – 12:36
- 6☽︎ Moon12:36 – 13:31
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:31 – 14:25
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:25 – 15:20
- 9♂︎ Mars15:20 – 16:14
- 10☉︎ Sun16:14 – 17:08
- 11♀︎ Venus17:08 – 18:03
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:03 – 18:57
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:57 – 20:03
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:03 – 21:09
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:09 – 22:14
- 4♂︎ Mars22:14 – 23:20
- 5☉︎ Sun23:20 – 00:26
- 6♀︎ Venus00:26 – 01:31
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:31 – 02:37
- 8☽︎ Moon02:37 – 03:43
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:43 – 04:48
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:48 – 05:54
- 11♂︎ Mars05:54 – 07:00
- 12☉︎ Sun07:00 – 08:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Thursday, 12 October 2028, the Sun rises at 08:04 and sets at 18:57: the day lasts 10h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:05, lasts 13h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:04 to 08:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.