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, 8 September 2023: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:08
- Sunset
- 20:15
- Next sunrise
- 07:10
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:08 – 08:14
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:14 – 09:19
- 3☽︎ Moon09:19 – 10:25
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:25 – 11:31
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:31 – 12:36
- 6♂︎ Mars12:36 – 13:42
- 7☉︎ Sun13:42 – 14:47
- 8♀︎ Venus14:47 – 15:53
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:53 – 16:59
- 10☽︎ Moon16:59 – 18:04
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:04 – 19:10
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:10 – 20:15
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:15 – 21:10
- 2☉︎ Sun21:10 – 22:05
- 3♀︎ Venus22:05 – 22:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:59 – 23:54
- 5☽︎ Moon23:54 – 00:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:48 – 01:43
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:43 – 02:37
- 8♂︎ Mars02:37 – 03:32
- 9☉︎ Sun03:32 – 04:26
- 10♀︎ Venus04:26 – 05:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:21 – 06:15
- 12☽︎ Moon06:15 – 07:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Friday, 8 September 2023, the Sun rises at 07:08 and sets at 20:15: the day lasts 13h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:10, lasts 10h 54m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:08 to 08:14: 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.