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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, 14 January 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
08:42
Sunset
17:05
Next sunrise
08:42

A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury08:42 – 09:24
  2. 2☽︎ Moon09:24 – 10:06
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn10:06 – 10:48
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter10:48 – 11:30
  5. 5♂︎ Mars11:30 – 12:12
  6. 6☉︎ Sun12:12 – 12:54
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:54 – 13:36
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury13:36 – 14:18
  9. 9☽︎ Moon14:18 – 15:00
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn15:00 – 15:42
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter15:42 – 16:23
  12. 12♂︎ Mars16:23 – 17:05

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun17:05 – 18:23
  2. 2♀︎ Venus18:23 – 19:41
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury19:41 – 20:59
  4. 4☽︎ Moon20:59 – 22:17
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn22:17 – 23:35
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:35 – 00:53
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:53 – 02:11
  8. 8☉︎ Sun02:11 – 03:30
  9. 9♀︎ Venus03:30 – 04:48
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury04:48 – 06:06
  11. 11☽︎ Moon06:06 – 07:24
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn07:24 – 08:42

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?

On Wednesday, 14 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:42 and sets at 17:05: the day lasts 8h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:42, lasts 15h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 08:42 to 09:24: 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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