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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, 4 February 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
08:17
Sunset
17:41
Next sunrise
08:15

A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury08:17 – 09:04
  2. 2☽︎ Moon09:04 – 09:51
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn09:51 – 10:38
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter10:38 – 11:25
  5. 5♂︎ Mars11:25 – 12:12
  6. 6☉︎ Sun12:12 – 12:59
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:59 – 13:46
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury13:46 – 14:33
  9. 9☽︎ Moon14:33 – 15:20
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn15:20 – 16:07
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter16:07 – 16:54
  12. 12♂︎ Mars16:54 – 17:41

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun17:41 – 18:54
  2. 2♀︎ Venus18:54 – 20:07
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury20:07 – 21:19
  4. 4☽︎ Moon21:19 – 22:32
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn22:32 – 23:45
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:45 – 00:58
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:58 – 02:11
  8. 8☉︎ Sun02:11 – 03:24
  9. 9♀︎ Venus03:24 – 04:37
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury04:37 – 05:49
  11. 11☽︎ Moon05:49 – 07:02
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn07:02 – 08:15

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?

On Wednesday, 4 February 2026, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 17:41: the day lasts 9h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:15, lasts 14h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 08:17 to 09:04: 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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