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, 26 October 2029: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:27
- Sunset
- 18:29
- Next sunrise
- 08:29
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:27 – 09:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:17 – 10:07
- 3☽︎ Moon10:07 – 10:58
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:58 – 11:48
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:48 – 12:38
- 6♂︎ Mars12:38 – 13:28
- 7☉︎ Sun13:28 – 14:18
- 8♀︎ Venus14:18 – 15:09
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:09 – 15:59
- 10☽︎ Moon15:59 – 16:49
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:49 – 17:39
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:39 – 18:29
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:29 – 19:39
- 2☉︎ Sun19:39 – 20:49
- 3♀︎ Venus20:49 – 21:59
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:59 – 23:09
- 5☽︎ Moon23:09 – 00:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:19 – 01:29
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:29 – 02:39
- 8♂︎ Mars02:39 – 03:49
- 9☉︎ Sun03:49 – 04:59
- 10♀︎ Venus04:59 – 06:09
- 11☿︎ Mercury06:09 – 07:19
- 12☽︎ Moon07:19 – 08:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Friday, 26 October 2029, the Sun rises at 08:27 and sets at 18:29: the day lasts 10h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:29, lasts 13h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:27 to 09:17: 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.