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 Friday, 13 October 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:05
- Sunset
- 18:55
- Next sunrise
- 08:07
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:05 – 08:59
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:59 – 09:54
- 3☽︎ Moon09:54 – 10:48
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:48 – 11:42
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:42 – 12:36
- 6♂︎ Mars12:36 – 13:30
- 7☉︎ Sun13:30 – 14:24
- 8♀︎ Venus14:24 – 15:19
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:19 – 16:13
- 10☽︎ Moon16:13 – 17:07
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:07 – 18:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:01 – 18:55
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:55 – 20:01
- 2☉︎ Sun20:01 – 21:07
- 3♀︎ Venus21:07 – 22:13
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:13 – 23:19
- 5☽︎ Moon23:19 – 00:25
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:25 – 01:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:31 – 02:37
- 8♂︎ Mars02:37 – 03:43
- 9☉︎ Sun03:43 – 04:49
- 10♀︎ Venus04:49 – 05:55
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:55 – 07:01
- 12☽︎ Moon07:01 – 08:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Friday, 13 October 2028, the Sun rises at 08:05 and sets at 18:55: the day lasts 10h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:07, lasts 13h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:05 to 08:59: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.