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Planetary hours · Gent (Belgium)

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 Wednesday, 7 January 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
08:47
Sunset
16:56
Next sunrise
08:46

A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury08:47 – 09:27
  2. 2☽︎ Moon09:27 – 10:08
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn10:08 – 10:49
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter10:49 – 11:30
  5. 5♂︎ Mars11:30 – 12:10
  6. 6☉︎ Sun12:10 – 12:51
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:51 – 13:32
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury13:32 – 14:13
  9. 9☽︎ Moon14:13 – 14:53
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn14:53 – 15:34
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter15:34 – 16:15
  12. 12♂︎ Mars16:15 – 16:56

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun16:56 – 18:15
  2. 2♀︎ Venus18:15 – 19:34
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury19:34 – 20:53
  4. 4☽︎ Moon20:53 – 22:12
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn22:12 – 23:32
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:32 – 00:51
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:51 – 02:10
  8. 8☉︎ Sun02:10 – 03:29
  9. 9♀︎ Venus03:29 – 04:48
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury04:48 – 06:08
  11. 11☽︎ Moon06:08 – 07:27
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn07:27 – 08:46

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?

On Wednesday, 7 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:47 and sets at 16:56: the day lasts 8h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:46, lasts 15h 51m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 08:47 to 09:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.

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