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 Friday, 28 November 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:22
- Sunset
- 16:43
- Next sunrise
- 08:23
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:22 – 09:04
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:04 – 09:45
- 3☽︎ Moon09:45 – 10:27
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:27 – 11:09
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:09 – 11:51
- 6♂︎ Mars11:51 – 12:32
- 7☉︎ Sun12:32 – 13:14
- 8♀︎ Venus13:14 – 13:56
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:56 – 14:38
- 10☽︎ Moon14:38 – 15:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:20 – 16:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:01 – 16:43
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:43 – 18:01
- 2☉︎ Sun18:01 – 19:20
- 3♀︎ Venus19:20 – 20:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:38 – 21:56
- 5☽︎ Moon21:56 – 23:15
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:15 – 00:33
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:33 – 01:52
- 8♂︎ Mars01:52 – 03:10
- 9☉︎ Sun03:10 – 04:28
- 10♀︎ Venus04:28 – 05:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:47 – 07:05
- 12☽︎ Moon07:05 – 08:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Friday, 28 November 2025, the Sun rises at 08:22 and sets at 16:43: the day lasts 8h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:23, lasts 15h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:22 to 09:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.