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Planetary hours · Gent (Belgium)

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, 27 August 2027: day of Venus

Sunrise
06:50
Sunset
20:42
Next sunrise
06:51

A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus06:50 – 07:59
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury07:59 – 09:08
  3. 3☽︎ Moon09:08 – 10:18
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn10:18 – 11:27
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter11:27 – 12:36
  6. 6♂︎ Mars12:36 – 13:46
  7. 7☉︎ Sun13:46 – 14:55
  8. 8♀︎ Venus14:55 – 16:04
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury16:04 – 17:14
  10. 10☽︎ Moon17:14 – 18:23
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn18:23 – 19:32
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter19:32 – 20:42

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars20:42 – 21:33
  2. 2☉︎ Sun21:33 – 22:23
  3. 3♀︎ Venus22:23 – 23:14
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury23:14 – 00:05
  5. 5☽︎ Moon00:05 – 00:56
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn00:56 – 01:46
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter01:46 – 02:37
  8. 8♂︎ Mars02:37 – 03:28
  9. 9☉︎ Sun03:28 – 04:19
  10. 10♀︎ Venus04:19 – 05:10
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury05:10 – 06:00
  12. 12☽︎ Moon06:00 – 06:51

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?

On Friday, 27 August 2027, the Sun rises at 06:50 and sets at 20:42: the day lasts 13h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:51, lasts 10h 09m: twelve night hours of 51 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 06:50 to 07:59: 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

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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.