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, 10 January 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:45
- Sunset
- 17:00
- Next sunrise
- 08:44
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:45 – 09:26
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:26 – 10:07
- 3☽︎ Moon10:07 – 10:49
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:49 – 11:30
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:11
- 6♂︎ Mars12:11 – 12:52
- 7☉︎ Sun12:52 – 13:34
- 8♀︎ Venus13:34 – 14:15
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:15 – 14:56
- 10☽︎ Moon14:56 – 15:37
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:37 – 16:19
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:19 – 17:00
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:00 – 18:19
- 2☉︎ Sun18:19 – 19:37
- 3♀︎ Venus19:37 – 20:56
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:56 – 22:15
- 5☽︎ Moon22:15 – 23:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:33 – 00:52
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:52 – 02:11
- 8♂︎ Mars02:11 – 03:30
- 9☉︎ Sun03:30 – 04:48
- 10♀︎ Venus04:48 – 06:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:07 – 07:26
- 12☽︎ Moon07:26 – 08:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Friday, 10 January 2025, the Sun rises at 08:45 and sets at 17:00: the day lasts 8h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:44, lasts 15h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:45 to 09:26: 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.