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, 1 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:21
- Sunset
- 20:17
- Next sunrise
- 07:18
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:21 – 08:25
- 2☽︎ Moon08:25 – 09:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:30 – 10:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:35 – 11:40
- 5♂︎ Mars11:40 – 12:44
- 6☉︎ Sun12:44 – 13:49
- 7♀︎ Venus13:49 – 14:54
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:54 – 15:58
- 9☽︎ Moon15:58 – 17:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:03 – 18:08
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:08 – 19:13
- 12♂︎ Mars19:13 – 20:17
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:17 – 21:12
- 2♀︎ Venus21:12 – 22:08
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:08 – 23:03
- 4☽︎ Moon23:03 – 23:58
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:58 – 00:53
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:53 – 01:48
- 7♂︎ Mars01:48 – 02:43
- 8☉︎ Sun02:43 – 03:38
- 9♀︎ Venus03:38 – 04:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:33 – 05:28
- 11☽︎ Moon05:28 – 06:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:23 – 07:18
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Wednesday, 1 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:21 and sets at 20:17: the day lasts 12h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:18, lasts 11h 01m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:21 to 08:25: 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.
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.