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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 Wednesday, 8 September 2027: day of Mercury

Sunrise
07:08
Sunset
20:15
Next sunrise
07:10

A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury07:08 – 08:14
  2. 2☽︎ Moon08:14 – 09:20
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn09:20 – 10:25
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter10:25 – 11:31
  5. 5♂︎ Mars11:31 – 12:36
  6. 6☉︎ Sun12:36 – 13:42
  7. 7♀︎ Venus13:42 – 14:47
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury14:47 – 15:53
  9. 9☽︎ Moon15:53 – 16:59
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn16:59 – 18:04
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter18:04 – 19:10
  12. 12♂︎ Mars19:10 – 20:15

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun20:15 – 21:10
  2. 2♀︎ Venus21:10 – 22:04
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury22:04 – 22:59
  4. 4☽︎ Moon22:59 – 23:54
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn23:54 – 00:48
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter00:48 – 01:43
  7. 7♂︎ Mars01:43 – 02:37
  8. 8☉︎ Sun02:37 – 03:32
  9. 9♀︎ Venus03:32 – 04:26
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury04:26 – 05:21
  11. 11☽︎ Moon05:21 – 06:15
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn06:15 – 07:10

Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?

On Wednesday, 8 September 2027, the Sun rises at 07:08 and sets at 20:15: the day lasts 13h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:10, lasts 10h 55m: twelve night hours of 55 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 07:08 to 08:14: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.