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 Monday, 13 April 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:54
- Sunset
- 20:37
- Next sunrise
- 06:52
A day hour lasts 1h 09m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:54 – 08:03
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:03 – 09:11
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:11 – 10:20
- 4♂︎ Mars10:20 – 11:29
- 5☉︎ Sun11:29 – 12:37
- 6♀︎ Venus12:37 – 13:46
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:46 – 14:54
- 8☽︎ Moon14:54 – 16:03
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:03 – 17:11
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:11 – 18:20
- 11♂︎ Mars18:20 – 19:29
- 12☉︎ Sun19:29 – 20:37
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:37 – 21:28
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:28 – 22:20
- 3☽︎ Moon22:20 – 23:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:11 – 00:02
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:02 – 00:53
- 6♂︎ Mars00:53 – 01:45
- 7☉︎ Sun01:45 – 02:36
- 8♀︎ Venus02:36 – 03:27
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:27 – 04:18
- 10☽︎ Moon04:18 – 05:10
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:10 – 06:01
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:01 – 06:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Monday, 13 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:54 and sets at 20:37: the day lasts 13h 43m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 09m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:52, lasts 10h 15m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:54 to 08:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.