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 September 2024: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:33
- Sunset
- 19:40
- Next sunrise
- 07:35
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:33 – 08:34
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:34 – 09:34
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:34 – 10:35
- 4♂︎ Mars10:35 – 11:35
- 5☉︎ Sun11:35 – 12:36
- 6♀︎ Venus12:36 – 13:36
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:36 – 14:37
- 8☽︎ Moon14:37 – 15:37
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:37 – 16:38
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:38 – 17:39
- 11♂︎ Mars17:39 – 18:39
- 12☉︎ Sun18:39 – 19:40
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:40 – 20:39
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:39 – 21:39
- 3☽︎ Moon21:39 – 22:38
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:38 – 23:38
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:38 – 00:38
- 6♂︎ Mars00:38 – 01:37
- 7☉︎ Sun01:37 – 02:37
- 8♀︎ Venus02:37 – 03:36
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:36 – 04:36
- 10☽︎ Moon04:36 – 05:35
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:35 – 06:35
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:35 – 07:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Monday, 23 September 2024, the Sun rises at 07:33 and sets at 19:40: the day lasts 12h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 11h 55m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:33 to 08:34: 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.