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, 27 September 2024: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:39
- Sunset
- 19:31
- Next sunrise
- 07:41
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:39 – 08:39
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:39 – 09:38
- 3☽︎ Moon09:38 – 10:37
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:37 – 11:36
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:36 – 12:36
- 6♂︎ Mars12:36 – 13:35
- 7☉︎ Sun13:35 – 14:34
- 8♀︎ Venus14:34 – 15:34
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:34 – 16:33
- 10☽︎ Moon16:33 – 17:32
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:32 – 18:31
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:31 – 19:31
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:31 – 20:31
- 2☉︎ Sun20:31 – 21:32
- 3♀︎ Venus21:32 – 22:33
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:33 – 23:34
- 5☽︎ Moon23:34 – 00:35
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:35 – 01:36
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:36 – 02:37
- 8♂︎ Mars02:37 – 03:37
- 9☉︎ Sun03:37 – 04:38
- 10♀︎ Venus04:38 – 05:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:39 – 06:40
- 12☽︎ Moon06:40 – 07:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Friday, 27 September 2024, the Sun rises at 07:39 and sets at 19:31: the day lasts 11h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:41, lasts 12h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:39 to 08:39: 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.