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 Monday, 16 October 2023: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:09
- Sunset
- 18:51
- Next sunrise
- 08:11
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:09 – 09:02
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:02 – 09:56
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:56 – 10:49
- 4♂︎ Mars10:49 – 11:43
- 5☉︎ Sun11:43 – 12:36
- 6♀︎ Venus12:36 – 13:30
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:30 – 14:23
- 8☽︎ Moon14:23 – 15:17
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:17 – 16:10
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:10 – 17:04
- 11♂︎ Mars17:04 – 17:57
- 12☉︎ Sun17:57 – 18:51
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:51 – 19:57
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:57 – 21:04
- 3☽︎ Moon21:04 – 22:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:11 – 23:17
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:17 – 00:24
- 6♂︎ Mars00:24 – 01:31
- 7☉︎ Sun01:31 – 02:37
- 8♀︎ Venus02:37 – 03:44
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:44 – 04:51
- 10☽︎ Moon04:51 – 05:57
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:57 – 07:04
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:04 – 08:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Monday, 16 October 2023, the Sun rises at 08:09 and sets at 18:51: the day lasts 10h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:11, lasts 13h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:09 to 09:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.