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, 23 October 2023: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:21
- Sunset
- 18:36
- Next sunrise
- 08:23
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:21 – 09:12
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:12 – 10:03
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:03 – 10:55
- 4♂︎ Mars10:55 – 11:46
- 5☉︎ Sun11:46 – 12:37
- 6♀︎ Venus12:37 – 13:29
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:29 – 14:20
- 8☽︎ Moon14:20 – 15:11
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:11 – 16:02
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:02 – 16:54
- 11♂︎ Mars16:54 – 17:45
- 12☉︎ Sun17:45 – 18:36
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:36 – 19:45
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:45 – 20:54
- 3☽︎ Moon20:54 – 22:03
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:03 – 23:12
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:12 – 00:21
- 6♂︎ Mars00:21 – 01:29
- 7☉︎ Sun01:29 – 02:38
- 8♀︎ Venus02:38 – 03:47
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:47 – 04:56
- 10☽︎ Moon04:56 – 06:05
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:05 – 07:14
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:14 – 08:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Monday, 23 October 2023, the Sun rises at 08:21 and sets at 18:36: the day lasts 10h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:23, lasts 13h 46m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:21 to 09:12: 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.