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, 7 October 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:55
- Sunset
- 19:09
- Next sunrise
- 07:57
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:55 – 08:51
- 2☉︎ Sun08:51 – 09:47
- 3♀︎ Venus09:47 – 10:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:43 – 11:40
- 5☽︎ Moon11:40 – 12:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:36 – 13:32
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:32 – 14:28
- 8♂︎ Mars14:28 – 15:24
- 9☉︎ Sun15:24 – 16:20
- 10♀︎ Venus16:20 – 17:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:17 – 18:13
- 12☽︎ Moon18:13 – 19:09
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:09 – 20:13
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:13 – 21:17
- 3♂︎ Mars21:17 – 22:21
- 4☉︎ Sun22:21 – 23:25
- 5♀︎ Venus23:25 – 00:29
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:29 – 01:33
- 7☽︎ Moon01:33 – 02:37
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:37 – 03:41
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:41 – 04:45
- 10♂︎ Mars04:45 – 05:49
- 11☉︎ Sun05:49 – 06:53
- 12♀︎ Venus06:53 – 07:57
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Tuesday, 7 October 2025, the Sun rises at 07:55 and sets at 19:09: the day lasts 11h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:57, lasts 12h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:55 to 08:51: 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.