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 Tuesday, 31 July 2029: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:09
- Sunset
- 21:32
- Next sunrise
- 06:10
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:09 – 07:26
- 2☉︎ Sun07:26 – 08:43
- 3♀︎ Venus08:43 – 10:00
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:00 – 11:17
- 5☽︎ Moon11:17 – 12:34
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:34 – 13:51
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:51 – 15:07
- 8♂︎ Mars15:07 – 16:24
- 9☉︎ Sun16:24 – 17:41
- 10♀︎ Venus17:41 – 18:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:58 – 20:15
- 12☽︎ Moon20:15 – 21:32
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:32 – 22:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:15 – 22:59
- 3♂︎ Mars22:59 – 23:42
- 4☉︎ Sun23:42 – 00:25
- 5♀︎ Venus00:25 – 01:08
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:08 – 01:51
- 7☽︎ Moon01:51 – 02:34
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:34 – 03:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:18 – 04:01
- 10♂︎ Mars04:01 – 04:44
- 11☉︎ Sun04:44 – 05:27
- 12♀︎ Venus05:27 – 06:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Tuesday, 31 July 2029, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 21:32: the day lasts 15h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 8h 38m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:09 to 07:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.