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 Saturday, 21 October 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:19
- Sunset
- 18:39
- Next sunrise
- 08:20
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:19 – 09:10
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:10 – 10:02
- 3♂︎ Mars10:02 – 10:54
- 4☉︎ Sun10:54 – 11:45
- 5♀︎ Venus11:45 – 12:37
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:37 – 13:29
- 7☽︎ Moon13:29 – 14:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:20 – 15:12
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:12 – 16:04
- 10♂︎ Mars16:04 – 16:55
- 11☉︎ Sun16:55 – 17:47
- 12♀︎ Venus17:47 – 18:39
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:39 – 19:47
- 2☽︎ Moon19:47 – 20:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:56 – 22:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:04 – 23:13
- 5♂︎ Mars23:13 – 00:21
- 6☉︎ Sun00:21 – 01:30
- 7♀︎ Venus01:30 – 02:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:38 – 03:47
- 9☽︎ Moon03:47 – 04:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:55 – 06:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:04 – 07:12
- 12♂︎ Mars07:12 – 08:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Saturday, 21 October 2028, the Sun rises at 08:19 and sets at 18:39: the day lasts 10h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:20, lasts 13h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:19 to 09:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.