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 Tuesday, 15 October 2024: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:09
- Sunset
- 18:51
- Next sunrise
- 08:10
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:09 – 09:02
- 2☉︎ Sun09:02 – 09:56
- 3♀︎ Venus09:56 – 10:49
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:49 – 11:43
- 5☽︎ Moon11:43 – 12:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:36 – 13:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:30 – 14:23
- 8♂︎ Mars14:23 – 15:17
- 9☉︎ Sun15:17 – 16:11
- 10♀︎ Venus16:11 – 17:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:04 – 17:58
- 12☽︎ Moon17:58 – 18:51
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:51 – 19:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:58 – 21:04
- 3♂︎ Mars21:04 – 22:11
- 4☉︎ Sun22:11 – 23:18
- 5♀︎ Venus23:18 – 00:24
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:24 – 01:31
- 7☽︎ Moon01:31 – 02:37
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:37 – 03:44
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:44 – 04:50
- 10♂︎ Mars04:50 – 05:57
- 11☉︎ Sun05:57 – 07:04
- 12♀︎ Venus07:04 – 08:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Tuesday, 15 October 2024, the Sun rises at 08:09 and sets at 18:51: the day lasts 10h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:10, lasts 13h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:09 to 09:02: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.