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, 20 October 2025: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 18:41
- Next sunrise
- 08:18
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:17 – 09:09
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:09 – 10:01
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:01 – 10:53
- 4♂︎ Mars10:53 – 11:45
- 5☉︎ Sun11:45 – 12:37
- 6♀︎ Venus12:37 – 13:29
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:29 – 14:21
- 8☽︎ Moon14:21 – 15:13
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:13 – 16:05
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:05 – 16:57
- 11♂︎ Mars16:57 – 17:49
- 12☉︎ Sun17:49 – 18:41
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:41 – 19:49
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:49 – 20:57
- 3☽︎ Moon20:57 – 22:06
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:06 – 23:14
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:14 – 00:22
- 6♂︎ Mars00:22 – 01:30
- 7☉︎ Sun01:30 – 02:38
- 8♀︎ Venus02:38 – 03:46
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:46 – 04:54
- 10☽︎ Moon04:54 – 06:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:02 – 07:10
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:10 – 08:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Monday, 20 October 2025, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 18:41: the day lasts 10h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:18, lasts 13h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:17 to 09:09: 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.