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, 10 August 2024: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:24
- Sunset
- 21:15
- Next sunrise
- 06:26
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:24 – 07:38
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:38 – 08:53
- 3♂︎ Mars08:53 – 10:07
- 4☉︎ Sun10:07 – 11:21
- 5♀︎ Venus11:21 – 12:35
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:35 – 13:49
- 7☽︎ Moon13:49 – 15:04
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:04 – 16:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:18 – 17:32
- 10♂︎ Mars17:32 – 18:46
- 11☉︎ Sun18:46 – 20:00
- 12♀︎ Venus20:00 – 21:15
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:15 – 22:00
- 2☽︎ Moon22:00 – 22:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:46 – 23:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:32 – 00:18
- 5♂︎ Mars00:18 – 01:04
- 6☉︎ Sun01:04 – 01:50
- 7♀︎ Venus01:50 – 02:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:36 – 03:22
- 9☽︎ Moon03:22 – 04:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:08 – 04:54
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:54 – 05:40
- 12♂︎ Mars05:40 – 06:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Saturday, 10 August 2024, the Sun rises at 06:24 and sets at 21:15: the day lasts 14h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:26, lasts 9h 11m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:24 to 07:38: 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.