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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, 22 January 2026: day of Jupiter

Sunrise
08:35
Sunset
17:18
Next sunrise
08:34

A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).

Day

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter08:35 – 09:18
  2. 2♂︎ Mars09:18 – 10:02
  3. 3☉︎ Sun10:02 – 10:46
  4. 4♀︎ Venus10:46 – 11:29
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury11:29 – 12:13
  6. 6☽︎ Moon12:13 – 12:56
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn12:56 – 13:40
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter13:40 – 14:24
  9. 9♂︎ Mars14:24 – 15:07
  10. 10☉︎ Sun15:07 – 15:51
  11. 11♀︎ Venus15:51 – 16:35
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury16:35 – 17:18

Night

  1. 1☽︎ Moon17:18 – 18:34
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn18:34 – 19:51
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter19:51 – 21:07
  4. 4♂︎ Mars21:07 – 22:23
  5. 5☉︎ Sun22:23 – 23:40
  6. 6♀︎ Venus23:40 – 00:56
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury00:56 – 02:12
  8. 8☽︎ Moon02:12 – 03:28
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn03:28 – 04:45
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter04:45 – 06:01
  11. 11♂︎ Mars06:01 – 07:17
  12. 12☉︎ Sun07:17 – 08:34

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?

On Thursday, 22 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:35 and sets at 17:18: the day lasts 8h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:34, lasts 15h 15m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Jupiter, from 08:35 to 09:18: 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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