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 Saturday, 26 October 2024: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:27
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Next sunrise
- 07:29
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:27 – 09:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:17 – 10:08
- 3♂︎ Mars10:08 – 10:58
- 4☉︎ Sun10:58 – 11:48
- 5♀︎ Venus11:48 – 12:38
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:38 – 13:28
- 7☽︎ Moon13:28 – 14:18
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:18 – 15:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:08 – 15:59
- 10♂︎ Mars15:59 – 16:49
- 11☉︎ Sun16:49 – 17:39
- 12♀︎ Venus17:39 – 18:29
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:29 – 19:39
- 2☽︎ Moon19:39 – 20:49
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:49 – 21:59
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:59 – 23:09
- 5♂︎ Mars23:09 – 00:19
- 6☉︎ Sun00:19 – 01:29
- 7♀︎ Venus01:29 – 02:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:39 – 02:49
- 9☽︎ Moon02:49 – 03:59
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:59 – 05:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:09 – 06:19
- 12♂︎ Mars06:19 – 07:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Saturday, 26 October 2024, the Sun rises at 08:27 and sets at 18:29: the day lasts 10h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:29, lasts 14h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:27 to 09:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.