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 Saturday, 22 November 2025: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:13
- Sunset
- 16:48
- Next sunrise
- 08:14
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:13 – 08:56
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:56 – 09:39
- 3♂︎ Mars09:39 – 10:22
- 4☉︎ Sun10:22 – 11:05
- 5♀︎ Venus11:05 – 11:48
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:48 – 12:31
- 7☽︎ Moon12:31 – 13:14
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:14 – 13:57
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:57 – 14:39
- 10♂︎ Mars14:39 – 15:22
- 11☉︎ Sun15:22 – 16:05
- 12♀︎ Venus16:05 – 16:48
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:48 – 18:06
- 2☽︎ Moon18:06 – 19:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:23 – 20:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:40 – 21:57
- 5♂︎ Mars21:57 – 23:14
- 6☉︎ Sun23:14 – 00:31
- 7♀︎ Venus00:31 – 01:49
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:49 – 03:06
- 9☽︎ Moon03:06 – 04:23
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:23 – 05:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:40 – 06:57
- 12♂︎ Mars06:57 – 08:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Saturday, 22 November 2025, the Sun rises at 08:13 and sets at 16:48: the day lasts 8h 36m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:14, lasts 15h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:13 to 08:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.