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 Friday, 6 February 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:14
- Sunset
- 17:44
- Next sunrise
- 08:12
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:14 – 09:01
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:01 – 09:49
- 3☽︎ Moon09:49 – 10:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:36 – 11:24
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:24 – 12:11
- 6♂︎ Mars12:11 – 12:59
- 7☉︎ Sun12:59 – 13:47
- 8♀︎ Venus13:47 – 14:34
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:34 – 15:22
- 10☽︎ Moon15:22 – 16:09
- 11♄︎ Saturn16:09 – 16:57
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:57 – 17:44
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:44 – 18:57
- 2☉︎ Sun18:57 – 20:09
- 3♀︎ Venus20:09 – 21:21
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:21 – 22:34
- 5☽︎ Moon22:34 – 23:46
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:46 – 00:58
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:58 – 02:10
- 8♂︎ Mars02:10 – 03:23
- 9☉︎ Sun03:23 – 04:35
- 10♀︎ Venus04:35 – 05:47
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:47 – 07:00
- 12☽︎ Moon07:00 – 08:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Friday, 6 February 2026, the Sun rises at 08:14 and sets at 17:44: the day lasts 9h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:12, lasts 14h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:14 to 09:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.