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, 21 October 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:18
- Sunset
- 18:39
- Next sunrise
- 08:20
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:18 – 09:10
- 2☉︎ Sun09:10 – 10:02
- 3♀︎ Venus10:02 – 10:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:54 – 11:45
- 5☽︎ Moon11:45 – 12:37
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:37 – 13:29
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:29 – 14:21
- 8♂︎ Mars14:21 – 15:12
- 9☉︎ Sun15:12 – 16:04
- 10♀︎ Venus16:04 – 16:56
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:56 – 17:48
- 12☽︎ Moon17:48 – 18:39
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn18:39 – 19:48
- 2♃︎ Jupiter19:48 – 20:56
- 3♂︎ Mars20:56 – 22:04
- 4☉︎ Sun22:04 – 23:13
- 5♀︎ Venus23:13 – 00:21
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:21 – 01:30
- 7☽︎ Moon01:30 – 02:38
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:38 – 03:46
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:46 – 04:55
- 10♂︎ Mars04:55 – 06:03
- 11☉︎ Sun06:03 – 07:12
- 12♀︎ Venus07:12 – 08:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Tuesday, 21 October 2025, the Sun rises at 08:18 and sets at 18:39: the day lasts 10h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:20, lasts 13h 41m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:18 to 09:10: 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.