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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 Saturday, 17 January 2026: day of Saturn

Sunrise
08:40
Sunset
17:10
Next sunrise
08:39

A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn08:40 – 09:22
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter09:22 – 10:05
  3. 3♂︎ Mars10:05 – 10:47
  4. 4☉︎ Sun10:47 – 11:30
  5. 5♀︎ Venus11:30 – 12:12
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury12:12 – 12:55
  7. 7☽︎ Moon12:55 – 13:37
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn13:37 – 14:20
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter14:20 – 15:02
  10. 10♂︎ Mars15:02 – 15:45
  11. 11☉︎ Sun15:45 – 16:27
  12. 12♀︎ Venus16:27 – 17:10

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury17:10 – 18:27
  2. 2☽︎ Moon18:27 – 19:45
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn19:45 – 21:02
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter21:02 – 22:20
  5. 5♂︎ Mars22:20 – 23:37
  6. 6☉︎ Sun23:37 – 00:54
  7. 7♀︎ Venus00:54 – 02:12
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury02:12 – 03:29
  9. 9☽︎ Moon03:29 – 04:47
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn04:47 – 06:04
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter06:04 – 07:22
  12. 12♂︎ Mars07:22 – 08:39

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?

On Saturday, 17 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:40 and sets at 17:10: the day lasts 8h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:39, lasts 15h 29m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 08:40 to 09:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn again.

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