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, 4 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:42
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Next sunrise
- 07:44
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Right now☽︎ Hour of the Moon — hour 9 of the day, until 14:51
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:42 – 08:30
- 2☽︎ Moon08:30 – 09:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:17 – 10:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:05 – 10:53
- 5♂︎ Mars10:53 – 11:40
- 6☉︎ Sun11:40 – 12:28
- 7♀︎ Venus12:28 – 13:15
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:15 – 14:03
- 9☽︎ Moon14:03 – 14:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:51 – 15:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:38 – 16:26
- 12♂︎ Mars16:26 – 17:14
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:14 – 18:26
- 2♀︎ Venus18:26 – 19:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:39 – 20:51
- 4☽︎ Moon20:51 – 22:04
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:04 – 23:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:16 – 00:29
- 7♂︎ Mars00:29 – 01:41
- 8☉︎ Sun01:41 – 02:54
- 9♀︎ Venus02:54 – 04:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:06 – 05:19
- 11☽︎ Moon05:19 – 06:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:31 – 07:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:42 and sets at 17:14: the day lasts 9h 32m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:44, lasts 14h 30m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:42 to 08:30: 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
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.