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 Tuesday, 31 March 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:23
- Sunset
- 20:16
- Next sunrise
- 07:21
A day hour lasts 1h 04m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:23 – 08:27
- 2☉︎ Sun08:27 – 09:32
- 3♀︎ Venus09:32 – 10:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:36 – 11:40
- 5☽︎ Moon11:40 – 12:45
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:45 – 13:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:49 – 14:54
- 8♂︎ Mars14:54 – 15:58
- 9☉︎ Sun15:58 – 17:03
- 10♀︎ Venus17:03 – 18:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:07 – 19:11
- 12☽︎ Moon19:11 – 20:16
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:16 – 21:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:11 – 22:07
- 3♂︎ Mars22:07 – 23:02
- 4☉︎ Sun23:02 – 23:57
- 5♀︎ Venus23:57 – 00:53
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:53 – 01:48
- 7☽︎ Moon01:48 – 02:44
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:44 – 03:39
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:39 – 04:34
- 10♂︎ Mars04:34 – 05:30
- 11☉︎ Sun05:30 – 06:25
- 12♀︎ Venus06:25 – 07:21
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Tuesday, 31 March 2026, the Sun rises at 07:23 and sets at 20:16: the day lasts 12h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 04m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:21, lasts 11h 05m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:23 to 08:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.