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, 6 September 2023: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:05
- Sunset
- 20:20
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:05 – 08:11
- 2☽︎ Moon08:11 – 09:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:18 – 10:24
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:24 – 11:30
- 5♂︎ Mars11:30 – 12:36
- 6☉︎ Sun12:36 – 13:43
- 7♀︎ Venus13:43 – 14:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:49 – 15:55
- 9☽︎ Moon15:55 – 17:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:01 – 18:07
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:07 – 19:14
- 12♂︎ Mars19:14 – 20:20
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:20 – 21:14
- 2♀︎ Venus21:14 – 22:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:08 – 23:02
- 4☽︎ Moon23:02 – 23:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:56 – 00:49
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:49 – 01:43
- 7♂︎ Mars01:43 – 02:37
- 8☉︎ Sun02:37 – 03:31
- 9♀︎ Venus03:31 – 04:25
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:25 – 05:19
- 11☽︎ Moon05:19 – 06:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:13 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Wednesday, 6 September 2023, the Sun rises at 07:05 and sets at 20:20: the day lasts 13h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 10h 47m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:05 to 08:11: 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.