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, 14 February 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:59
- Sunset
- 17:59
- Next sunrise
- 07:58
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:59 – 08:49
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:49 – 09:39
- 3♂︎ Mars09:39 – 10:29
- 4☉︎ Sun10:29 – 11:19
- 5♀︎ Venus11:19 – 12:09
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:09 – 12:59
- 7☽︎ Moon12:59 – 13:49
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:49 – 14:39
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:39 – 15:29
- 10♂︎ Mars15:29 – 16:19
- 11☉︎ Sun16:19 – 17:09
- 12♀︎ Venus17:09 – 17:59
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:59 – 19:09
- 2☽︎ Moon19:09 – 20:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:19 – 21:29
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:29 – 22:38
- 5♂︎ Mars22:38 – 23:48
- 6☉︎ Sun23:48 – 00:58
- 7♀︎ Venus00:58 – 02:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:08 – 03:18
- 9☽︎ Moon03:18 – 04:28
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:28 – 05:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:38 – 06:48
- 12♂︎ Mars06:48 – 07:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Saturday, 14 February 2026, the Sun rises at 07:59 and sets at 17:59: the day lasts 9h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:58, lasts 13h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:59 to 08:49: 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.
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.