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, 12 April 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:56
- Sunset
- 20:35
- Next sunrise
- 06:54
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 52 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:56 – 08:05
- 2♀︎ Venus08:05 – 09:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:13 – 10:21
- 4☽︎ Moon10:21 – 11:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:29 – 12:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:38 – 13:46
- 7♂︎ Mars13:46 – 14:54
- 8☉︎ Sun14:54 – 16:02
- 9♀︎ Venus16:02 – 17:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:11 – 18:19
- 11☽︎ Moon18:19 – 19:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:27 – 20:35
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:35 – 21:27
- 2♂︎ Mars21:27 – 22:19
- 3☉︎ Sun22:19 – 23:10
- 4♀︎ Venus23:10 – 00:02
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:02 – 00:53
- 6☽︎ Moon00:53 – 01:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:45 – 02:36
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:36 – 03:28
- 9♂︎ Mars03:28 – 04:20
- 10☉︎ Sun04:20 – 05:11
- 11♀︎ Venus05:11 – 06:03
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:03 – 06:54
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Sunday, 12 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:56 and sets at 20:35: the day lasts 13h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:54, lasts 10h 19m: twelve night hours of 52 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:56 to 08:05: 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.