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 Wednesday, 18 September 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:25
- Sunset
- 19:51
- Next sunrise
- 07:27
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:25 – 08:27
- 2☽︎ Moon08:27 – 09:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:29 – 10:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:32 – 11:34
- 5♂︎ Mars11:34 – 12:36
- 6☉︎ Sun12:36 – 13:38
- 7♀︎ Venus13:38 – 14:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:40 – 15:42
- 9☽︎ Moon15:42 – 16:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:45 – 17:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:47 – 18:49
- 12♂︎ Mars18:49 – 19:51
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:51 – 20:49
- 2♀︎ Venus20:49 – 21:47
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:47 – 22:45
- 4☽︎ Moon22:45 – 23:43
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:43 – 00:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:41 – 01:39
- 7♂︎ Mars01:39 – 02:37
- 8☉︎ Sun02:37 – 03:35
- 9♀︎ Venus03:35 – 04:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:33 – 05:31
- 11☽︎ Moon05:31 – 06:29
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:29 – 07:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Wednesday, 18 September 2024, the Sun rises at 07:25 and sets at 19:51: the day lasts 12h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:27, lasts 11h 36m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:25 to 08:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.