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, 4 April 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:14
- Sunset
- 20:22
- Next sunrise
- 07:12
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:14 – 08:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:20 – 09:25
- 3♂︎ Mars09:25 – 10:31
- 4☉︎ Sun10:31 – 11:37
- 5♀︎ Venus11:37 – 12:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:42 – 13:48
- 7☽︎ Moon13:48 – 14:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:54 – 16:00
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:00 – 17:05
- 10♂︎ Mars17:05 – 18:11
- 11☉︎ Sun18:11 – 19:17
- 12♀︎ Venus19:17 – 20:22
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:22 – 21:16
- 2☽︎ Moon21:16 – 22:11
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:11 – 23:05
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:05 – 23:59
- 5♂︎ Mars23:59 – 00:53
- 6☉︎ Sun00:53 – 01:47
- 7♀︎ Venus01:47 – 02:41
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:41 – 03:35
- 9☽︎ Moon03:35 – 04:29
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:29 – 05:23
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:23 – 06:18
- 12♂︎ Mars06:18 – 07:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Saturday, 4 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:14 and sets at 20:22: the day lasts 13h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:12, lasts 10h 49m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:14 to 08:20: 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.