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, 15 September 2023: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 20:00
- Next sunrise
- 07:21
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:19 – 08:23
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:23 – 09:26
- 3☽︎ Moon09:26 – 10:29
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:29 – 11:33
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:33 – 12:36
- 6♂︎ Mars12:36 – 13:39
- 7☉︎ Sun13:39 – 14:43
- 8♀︎ Venus14:43 – 15:46
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:46 – 16:50
- 10☽︎ Moon16:50 – 17:53
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:53 – 18:56
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:56 – 20:00
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:00 – 20:56
- 2☉︎ Sun20:56 – 21:53
- 3♀︎ Venus21:53 – 22:50
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:50 – 23:47
- 5☽︎ Moon23:47 – 00:43
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:43 – 01:40
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:40 – 02:37
- 8♂︎ Mars02:37 – 03:34
- 9☉︎ Sun03:34 – 04:30
- 10♀︎ Venus04:30 – 05:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:27 – 06:24
- 12☽︎ Moon06:24 – 07:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Friday, 15 September 2023, the Sun rises at 07:19 and sets at 20:00: the day lasts 12h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:21, lasts 11h 21m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:19 to 08:23: 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.