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 Saturday, 6 July 2024: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:38
- Sunset
- 22:00
- Next sunrise
- 05:39
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:38 – 07:00
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:00 – 08:22
- 3♂︎ Mars08:22 – 09:44
- 4☉︎ Sun09:44 – 11:06
- 5♀︎ Venus11:06 – 12:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:27 – 13:49
- 7☽︎ Moon13:49 – 15:11
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:11 – 16:33
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:33 – 17:55
- 10♂︎ Mars17:55 – 19:16
- 11☉︎ Sun19:16 – 20:38
- 12♀︎ Venus20:38 – 22:00
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury22:00 – 22:38
- 2☽︎ Moon22:38 – 23:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn23:17 – 23:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:55 – 00:33
- 5♂︎ Mars00:33 – 01:11
- 6☉︎ Sun01:11 – 01:50
- 7♀︎ Venus01:50 – 02:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:28 – 03:06
- 9☽︎ Moon03:06 – 03:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:45 – 04:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:23 – 05:01
- 12♂︎ Mars05:01 – 05:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Saturday, 6 July 2024, the Sun rises at 05:38 and sets at 22:00: the day lasts 16h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:39, lasts 7h 39m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:38 to 07:00: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.