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 Thursday, 24 October 2024: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:24
- Sunset
- 18:33
- Next sunrise
- 08:26
A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:24 – 09:15
- 2♂︎ Mars09:15 – 10:05
- 3☉︎ Sun10:05 – 10:56
- 4♀︎ Venus10:56 – 11:47
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:47 – 12:38
- 6☽︎ Moon12:38 – 13:28
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:28 – 14:19
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:19 – 15:10
- 9♂︎ Mars15:10 – 16:01
- 10☉︎ Sun16:01 – 16:51
- 11♀︎ Venus16:51 – 17:42
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:42 – 18:33
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:33 – 19:42
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:42 – 20:52
- 3♃︎ Jupiter20:52 – 22:01
- 4♂︎ Mars22:01 – 23:10
- 5☉︎ Sun23:10 – 00:20
- 6♀︎ Venus00:20 – 01:29
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:29 – 02:39
- 8☽︎ Moon02:39 – 03:48
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:48 – 04:57
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:57 – 06:07
- 11♂︎ Mars06:07 – 07:16
- 12☉︎ Sun07:16 – 08:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Thursday, 24 October 2024, the Sun rises at 08:24 and sets at 18:33: the day lasts 10h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:26, lasts 13h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:24 to 09:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.