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 Wednesday, 28 March 2029: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:29
- Sunset
- 20:11
- Next sunrise
- 07:27
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:29 – 08:32
- 2☽︎ Moon08:32 – 09:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:36 – 10:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:40 – 11:43
- 5♂︎ Mars11:43 – 12:47
- 6☉︎ Sun12:47 – 13:50
- 7♀︎ Venus13:50 – 14:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:54 – 15:57
- 9☽︎ Moon15:57 – 17:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:01 – 18:04
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:04 – 19:08
- 12♂︎ Mars19:08 – 20:11
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:11 – 21:08
- 2♀︎ Venus21:08 – 22:04
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:04 – 23:00
- 4☽︎ Moon23:00 – 23:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:56 – 00:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:53 – 01:49
- 7♂︎ Mars01:49 – 02:45
- 8☉︎ Sun02:45 – 03:42
- 9♀︎ Venus03:42 – 04:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:38 – 05:34
- 11☽︎ Moon05:34 – 06:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:30 – 07:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Wednesday, 28 March 2029, the Sun rises at 07:29 and sets at 20:11: the day lasts 12h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:27, lasts 11h 15m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:29 to 08:32: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.