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, 23 November 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:14
- Sunset
- 16:47
- Next sunrise
- 08:16
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:14 – 08:57
- 2♀︎ Venus08:57 – 09:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:40 – 10:23
- 4☽︎ Moon10:23 – 11:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:05 – 11:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:48 – 12:31
- 7♂︎ Mars12:31 – 13:14
- 8☉︎ Sun13:14 – 13:56
- 9♀︎ Venus13:56 – 14:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:39 – 15:22
- 11☽︎ Moon15:22 – 16:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:05 – 16:47
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:47 – 18:05
- 2♂︎ Mars18:05 – 19:22
- 3☉︎ Sun19:22 – 20:40
- 4♀︎ Venus20:40 – 21:57
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:57 – 23:14
- 6☽︎ Moon23:14 – 00:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:32 – 01:49
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:49 – 03:06
- 9♂︎ Mars03:06 – 04:24
- 10☉︎ Sun04:24 – 05:41
- 11♀︎ Venus05:41 – 06:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:58 – 08:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Sunday, 23 November 2025, the Sun rises at 08:14 and sets at 16:47: the day lasts 8h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:16, lasts 15h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:14 to 08:57: 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.