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 Sunday, 8 March 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Sunset
- 18:37
- Next sunrise
- 07:12
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:14 – 08:11
- 2♀︎ Venus08:11 – 09:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:08 – 10:05
- 4☽︎ Moon10:05 – 11:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:02 – 11:59
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:59 – 12:56
- 7♂︎ Mars12:56 – 13:53
- 8☉︎ Sun13:53 – 14:50
- 9♀︎ Venus14:50 – 15:47
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:47 – 16:44
- 11☽︎ Moon16:44 – 17:40
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:40 – 18:37
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:37 – 19:40
- 2♂︎ Mars19:40 – 20:43
- 3☉︎ Sun20:43 – 21:46
- 4♀︎ Venus21:46 – 22:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:49 – 23:52
- 6☽︎ Moon23:52 – 00:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:55 – 01:58
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:58 – 03:01
- 9♂︎ Mars03:01 – 04:03
- 10☉︎ Sun04:03 – 05:06
- 11♀︎ Venus05:06 – 06:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:09 – 07:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Sunday, 8 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 18:37: the day lasts 11h 23m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:12, lasts 12h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:14 to 08:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.