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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, 31 January 2026: day of Saturn

Sunrise
08:23
Sunset
17:34
Next sunrise
08:21

A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn08:23 – 09:09
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter09:09 – 09:55
  3. 3♂︎ Mars09:55 – 10:41
  4. 4☉︎ Sun10:41 – 11:27
  5. 5♀︎ Venus11:27 – 12:12
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury12:12 – 12:58
  7. 7☽︎ Moon12:58 – 13:44
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn13:44 – 14:30
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter14:30 – 15:16
  10. 10♂︎ Mars15:16 – 16:02
  11. 11☉︎ Sun16:02 – 16:48
  12. 12♀︎ Venus16:48 – 17:34

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury17:34 – 18:48
  2. 2☽︎ Moon18:48 – 20:02
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn20:02 – 21:16
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter21:16 – 22:30
  5. 5♂︎ Mars22:30 – 23:44
  6. 6☉︎ Sun23:44 – 00:58
  7. 7♀︎ Venus00:58 – 02:12
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury02:12 – 03:26
  9. 9☽︎ Moon03:26 – 04:40
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn04:40 – 05:54
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter05:54 – 07:07
  12. 12♂︎ Mars07:07 – 08:21

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?

On Saturday, 31 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:23 and sets at 17:34: the day lasts 9h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:21, lasts 14h 48m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 08:23 to 09:09: 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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