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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, 21 January 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
08:36
Sunset
17:16
Next sunrise
08:35

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

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury08:36 – 09:19
  2. 2☽︎ Moon09:19 – 10:03
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn10:03 – 10:46
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter10:46 – 11:29
  5. 5♂︎ Mars11:29 – 12:13
  6. 6☉︎ Sun12:13 – 12:56
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:56 – 13:40
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury13:40 – 14:23
  9. 9☽︎ Moon14:23 – 15:06
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn15:06 – 15:50
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter15:50 – 16:33
  12. 12♂︎ Mars16:33 – 17:16

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun17:16 – 18:33
  2. 2♀︎ Venus18:33 – 19:50
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury19:50 – 21:06
  4. 4☽︎ Moon21:06 – 22:23
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn22:23 – 23:39
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:39 – 00:56
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:56 – 02:12
  8. 8☉︎ Sun02:12 – 03:29
  9. 9♀︎ Venus03:29 – 04:45
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury04:45 – 06:02
  11. 11☽︎ Moon06:02 – 07:18
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn07:18 – 08:35

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?

On Wednesday, 21 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:36 and sets at 17:16: the day lasts 8h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:35, lasts 15h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 08:36 to 09:19: 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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