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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 Friday, 16 January 2026: day of Venus

Sunrise
08:41
Sunset
17:08
Next sunrise
08:40

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

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus08:41 – 09:23
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury09:23 – 10:05
  3. 3☽︎ Moon10:05 – 10:48
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn10:48 – 11:30
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:12
  6. 6♂︎ Mars12:12 – 12:55
  7. 7☉︎ Sun12:55 – 13:37
  8. 8♀︎ Venus13:37 – 14:19
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury14:19 – 15:02
  10. 10☽︎ Moon15:02 – 15:44
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn15:44 – 16:26
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter16:26 – 17:08

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars17:08 – 18:26
  2. 2☉︎ Sun18:26 – 19:44
  3. 3♀︎ Venus19:44 – 21:01
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury21:01 – 22:19
  5. 5☽︎ Moon22:19 – 23:37
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn23:37 – 00:54
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter00:54 – 02:12
  8. 8♂︎ Mars02:12 – 03:29
  9. 9☉︎ Sun03:29 – 04:47
  10. 10♀︎ Venus04:47 – 06:05
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury06:05 – 07:22
  12. 12☽︎ Moon07:22 – 08:40

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?

On Friday, 16 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:41 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 8h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:40, lasts 15h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 08:41 to 09:23: 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.

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