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, 29 September 2023: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:41
- Sunset
- 19:28
- Next sunrise
- 07:43
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:41 – 08:40
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:40 – 09:39
- 3☽︎ Moon09:39 – 10:38
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:38 – 11:37
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:37 – 12:36
- 6♂︎ Mars12:36 – 13:35
- 7☉︎ Sun13:35 – 14:33
- 8♀︎ Venus14:33 – 15:32
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:32 – 16:31
- 10☽︎ Moon16:31 – 17:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:30 – 18:29
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:29 – 19:28
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:28 – 20:29
- 2☉︎ Sun20:29 – 21:30
- 3♀︎ Venus21:30 – 22:32
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:32 – 23:33
- 5☽︎ Moon23:33 – 00:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:34 – 01:35
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:35 – 02:37
- 8♂︎ Mars02:37 – 03:38
- 9☉︎ Sun03:38 – 04:39
- 10♀︎ Venus04:39 – 05:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:40 – 06:42
- 12☽︎ Moon06:42 – 07:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Friday, 29 September 2023, the Sun rises at 07:41 and sets at 19:28: the day lasts 11h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:43, lasts 12h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:41 to 08:40: 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.