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, 16 August 2024: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:34
- Sunset
- 21:03
- Next sunrise
- 06:35
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:34 – 07:46
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:46 – 08:58
- 3☽︎ Moon08:58 – 10:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:11 – 11:23
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:23 – 12:36
- 6♂︎ Mars12:36 – 13:48
- 7☉︎ Sun13:48 – 15:01
- 8♀︎ Venus15:01 – 16:13
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:13 – 17:26
- 10☽︎ Moon17:26 – 18:38
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:38 – 19:51
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:51 – 21:03
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:03 – 21:51
- 2☉︎ Sun21:51 – 22:38
- 3♀︎ Venus22:38 – 23:26
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:26 – 00:14
- 5☽︎ Moon00:14 – 01:01
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:01 – 01:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:49 – 02:37
- 8♂︎ Mars02:37 – 03:24
- 9☉︎ Sun03:24 – 04:12
- 10♀︎ Venus04:12 – 05:00
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:00 – 05:47
- 12☽︎ Moon05:47 – 06:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Friday, 16 August 2024, the Sun rises at 06:34 and sets at 21:03: the day lasts 14h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:35, lasts 9h 32m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:34 to 07:46: 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.