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 Sunday, 28 September 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:40
- Sunset
- 19:29
- Next sunrise
- 07:42
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:40 – 08:40
- 2♀︎ Venus08:40 – 09:39
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:39 – 10:38
- 4☽︎ Moon10:38 – 11:37
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:37 – 12:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:36 – 13:35
- 7♂︎ Mars13:35 – 14:34
- 8☉︎ Sun14:34 – 15:33
- 9♀︎ Venus15:33 – 16:32
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:32 – 17:31
- 11☽︎ Moon17:31 – 18:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:30 – 19:29
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:29 – 20:30
- 2♂︎ Mars20:30 – 21:31
- 3☉︎ Sun21:31 – 22:32
- 4♀︎ Venus22:32 – 23:33
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:33 – 00:34
- 6☽︎ Moon00:34 – 01:36
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:36 – 02:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:37 – 03:38
- 9♂︎ Mars03:38 – 04:39
- 10☉︎ Sun04:39 – 05:40
- 11♀︎ Venus05:40 – 06:41
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:41 – 07:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Sunday, 28 September 2025, the Sun rises at 07:40 and sets at 19:29: the day lasts 11h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:42, lasts 12h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:40 to 08:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.