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, 19 October 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:15
- Sunset
- 18:43
- Next sunrise
- 08:17
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:15 – 09:07
- 2♀︎ Venus09:07 – 10:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:00 – 10:52
- 4☽︎ Moon10:52 – 11:44
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:44 – 12:37
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:37 – 13:29
- 7♂︎ Mars13:29 – 14:22
- 8☉︎ Sun14:22 – 15:14
- 9♀︎ Venus15:14 – 16:06
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:06 – 16:59
- 11☽︎ Moon16:59 – 17:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:51 – 18:43
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:43 – 19:51
- 2♂︎ Mars19:51 – 20:59
- 3☉︎ Sun20:59 – 22:07
- 4♀︎ Venus22:07 – 23:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:14 – 00:22
- 6☽︎ Moon00:22 – 01:30
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:30 – 02:38
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:38 – 03:46
- 9♂︎ Mars03:46 – 04:53
- 10☉︎ Sun04:53 – 06:01
- 11♀︎ Venus06:01 – 07:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:09 – 08:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Sunday, 19 October 2025, the Sun rises at 08:15 and sets at 18:43: the day lasts 10h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:17, lasts 13h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:15 to 09:07: 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.