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, 22 November 2024: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:13
- Sunset
- 16:48
- Next sunrise
- 08:15
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:13 – 08:56
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:56 – 09:39
- 3☽︎ Moon09:39 – 10:22
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:22 – 11:05
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:05 – 11:48
- 6♂︎ Mars11:48 – 12:31
- 7☉︎ Sun12:31 – 13:14
- 8♀︎ Venus13:14 – 13:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:56 – 14:39
- 10☽︎ Moon14:39 – 15:22
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:22 – 16:05
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:05 – 16:48
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:48 – 18:05
- 2☉︎ Sun18:05 – 19:23
- 3♀︎ Venus19:23 – 20:40
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:40 – 21:57
- 5☽︎ Moon21:57 – 23:14
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:14 – 00:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:49
- 8♂︎ Mars01:49 – 03:06
- 9☉︎ Sun03:06 – 04:23
- 10♀︎ Venus04:23 – 05:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:40 – 06:57
- 12☽︎ Moon06:57 – 08:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Friday, 22 November 2024, the Sun rises at 08:13 and sets at 16:48: the day lasts 8h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:15, lasts 15h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:13 to 08:56: 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.