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 Monday, 8 September 2025: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:09
- Sunset
- 20:14
- Next sunrise
- 07:11
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:09 – 08:15
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:15 – 09:20
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:20 – 10:25
- 4♂︎ Mars10:25 – 11:31
- 5☉︎ Sun11:31 – 12:36
- 6♀︎ Venus12:36 – 13:42
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:42 – 14:47
- 8☽︎ Moon14:47 – 15:53
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:53 – 16:58
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:58 – 18:03
- 11♂︎ Mars18:03 – 19:09
- 12☉︎ Sun19:09 – 20:14
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:14 – 21:09
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:09 – 22:04
- 3☽︎ Moon22:04 – 22:58
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:58 – 23:53
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:53 – 00:48
- 6♂︎ Mars00:48 – 01:42
- 7☉︎ Sun01:42 – 02:37
- 8♀︎ Venus02:37 – 03:32
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:32 – 04:27
- 10☽︎ Moon04:27 – 05:21
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:21 – 06:16
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:16 – 07:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Monday, 8 September 2025, the Sun rises at 07:09 and sets at 20:14: the day lasts 13h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:11, lasts 10h 56m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:09 to 08:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.