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, 30 March 2029: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Sunset
- 20:15
- Next sunrise
- 07:22
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 56 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:24 – 08:29
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:29 – 09:33
- 3☽︎ Moon09:33 – 10:37
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:37 – 11:41
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:41 – 12:45
- 6♂︎ Mars12:45 – 13:50
- 7☉︎ Sun13:50 – 14:54
- 8♀︎ Venus14:54 – 15:58
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:58 – 17:02
- 10☽︎ Moon17:02 – 18:06
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:06 – 19:10
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:10 – 20:15
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:15 – 21:10
- 2☉︎ Sun21:10 – 22:06
- 3♀︎ Venus22:06 – 23:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:01 – 23:57
- 5☽︎ Moon23:57 – 00:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:53 – 01:48
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:48 – 02:44
- 8♂︎ Mars02:44 – 03:40
- 9☉︎ Sun03:40 – 04:35
- 10♀︎ Venus04:35 – 05:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:31 – 06:27
- 12☽︎ Moon06:27 – 07:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Friday, 30 March 2029, the Sun rises at 07:24 and sets at 20:15: the day lasts 12h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:22, lasts 11h 08m: twelve night hours of 56 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:24 to 08:29: 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.