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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 Thursday, 8 January 2026: day of Jupiter

Sunrise
08:46
Sunset
16:57
Next sunrise
08:46

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

Day

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter08:46 – 09:27
  2. 2♂︎ Mars09:27 – 10:08
  3. 3☉︎ Sun10:08 – 10:49
  4. 4♀︎ Venus10:49 – 11:30
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury11:30 – 12:11
  6. 6☽︎ Moon12:11 – 12:51
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn12:51 – 13:32
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter13:32 – 14:13
  9. 9♂︎ Mars14:13 – 14:54
  10. 10☉︎ Sun14:54 – 15:35
  11. 11♀︎ Venus15:35 – 16:16
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury16:16 – 16:57

Night

  1. 1☽︎ Moon16:57 – 18:16
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn18:16 – 19:35
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter19:35 – 20:54
  4. 4♂︎ Mars20:54 – 22:13
  5. 5☉︎ Sun22:13 – 23:32
  6. 6♀︎ Venus23:32 – 00:51
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury00:51 – 02:10
  8. 8☽︎ Moon02:10 – 03:29
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn03:29 – 04:48
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter04:48 – 06:07
  11. 11♂︎ Mars06:07 – 07:27
  12. 12☉︎ Sun07:27 – 08:46

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?

On Thursday, 8 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:46 and sets at 16:57: the day lasts 8h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:46, lasts 15h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Jupiter, from 08:46 to 09:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter again.

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