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, 20 October 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 18:41
- Next sunrise
- 08:19
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:17 – 09:09
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:09 – 10:01
- 3☽︎ Moon10:01 – 10:53
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:53 – 11:45
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:45 – 12:37
- 6♂︎ Mars12:37 – 13:29
- 7☉︎ Sun13:29 – 14:21
- 8♀︎ Venus14:21 – 15:13
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:13 – 16:05
- 10☽︎ Moon16:05 – 16:57
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:57 – 17:49
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:49 – 18:41
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:41 – 19:49
- 2☉︎ Sun19:49 – 20:57
- 3♀︎ Venus20:57 – 22:05
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:05 – 23:13
- 5☽︎ Moon23:13 – 00:22
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:22 – 01:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:30 – 02:38
- 8♂︎ Mars02:38 – 03:46
- 9☉︎ Sun03:46 – 04:54
- 10♀︎ Venus04:54 – 06:02
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:02 – 07:11
- 12☽︎ Moon07:11 – 08:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Friday, 20 October 2028, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 18:41: the day lasts 10h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:19, lasts 13h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:17 to 09:09: 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.