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, 11 November 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:54
- Sunset
- 17:02
- Next sunrise
- 07:56
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:54 – 08:40
- 2☉︎ Sun08:40 – 09:26
- 3♀︎ Venus09:26 – 10:11
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:11 – 10:57
- 5☽︎ Moon10:57 – 11:43
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:43 – 12:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:28 – 13:14
- 8♂︎ Mars13:14 – 14:00
- 9☉︎ Sun14:00 – 14:45
- 10♀︎ Venus14:45 – 15:31
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:31 – 16:17
- 12☽︎ Moon16:17 – 17:02
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:02 – 18:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:17 – 19:31
- 3♂︎ Mars19:31 – 20:46
- 4☉︎ Sun20:46 – 22:00
- 5♀︎ Venus22:00 – 23:15
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:15 – 00:29
- 7☽︎ Moon00:29 – 01:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:44 – 02:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:58 – 04:13
- 10♂︎ Mars04:13 – 05:27
- 11☉︎ Sun05:27 – 06:42
- 12♀︎ Venus06:42 – 07:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Tuesday, 11 November 2025, the Sun rises at 07:54 and sets at 17:02: the day lasts 9h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:56, lasts 14h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:54 to 08:40: 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.