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, 27 October 2028: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:29
- Sunset
- 18:27
- Next sunrise
- 08:31
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:29 – 09:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:19 – 10:09
- 3☽︎ Moon10:09 – 10:59
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:59 – 11:48
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:48 – 12:38
- 6♂︎ Mars12:38 – 13:28
- 7☉︎ Sun13:28 – 14:18
- 8♀︎ Venus14:18 – 15:08
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:08 – 15:58
- 10☽︎ Moon15:58 – 16:47
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:47 – 17:37
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:37 – 18:27
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:27 – 19:37
- 2☉︎ Sun19:37 – 20:48
- 3♀︎ Venus20:48 – 21:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:58 – 23:08
- 5☽︎ Moon23:08 – 00:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:19 – 01:29
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:29 – 02:39
- 8♂︎ Mars02:39 – 03:50
- 9☉︎ Sun03:50 – 05:00
- 10♀︎ Venus05:00 – 06:10
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:10 – 07:20
- 12☽︎ Moon07:20 – 08:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Friday, 27 October 2028, the Sun rises at 08:29 and sets at 18:27: the day lasts 9h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:31, lasts 14h 04m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:29 to 09:19: 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.