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, 18 October 2024: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:14
- Sunset
- 18:45
- Next sunrise
- 08:15
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:14 – 09:06
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:06 – 09:59
- 3☽︎ Moon09:59 – 10:51
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:51 – 11:44
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:44 – 12:37
- 6♂︎ Mars12:37 – 13:29
- 7☉︎ Sun13:29 – 14:22
- 8♀︎ Venus14:22 – 15:14
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:14 – 16:07
- 10☽︎ Moon16:07 – 17:00
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:00 – 17:52
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:52 – 18:45
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:45 – 19:52
- 2☉︎ Sun19:52 – 21:00
- 3♀︎ Venus21:00 – 22:08
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:08 – 23:15
- 5☽︎ Moon23:15 – 00:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:23 – 01:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:30 – 02:38
- 8♂︎ Mars02:38 – 03:45
- 9☉︎ Sun03:45 – 04:53
- 10♀︎ Venus04:53 – 06:00
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:00 – 07:08
- 12☽︎ Moon07:08 – 08:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Friday, 18 October 2024, the Sun rises at 08:14 and sets at 18:45: the day lasts 10h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:15, lasts 13h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:14 to 09:06: 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.