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 Friday, 17 April 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:46
- Sunset
- 20:44
- Next sunrise
- 06:44
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:46 – 07:56
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:56 – 09:05
- 3☽︎ Moon09:05 – 10:15
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:15 – 11:25
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:25 – 12:35
- 6♂︎ Mars12:35 – 13:45
- 7☉︎ Sun13:45 – 14:55
- 8♀︎ Venus14:55 – 16:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:04 – 17:14
- 10☽︎ Moon17:14 – 18:24
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:24 – 19:34
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:34 – 20:44
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:44 – 21:34
- 2☉︎ Sun21:34 – 22:24
- 3♀︎ Venus22:24 – 23:14
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:14 – 00:04
- 5☽︎ Moon00:04 – 00:54
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:54 – 01:44
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:44 – 02:34
- 8♂︎ Mars02:34 – 03:24
- 9☉︎ Sun03:24 – 04:14
- 10♀︎ Venus04:14 – 05:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:04 – 05:54
- 12☽︎ Moon05:54 – 06:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Friday, 17 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:46 and sets at 20:44: the day lasts 13h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:44, lasts 10h 00m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:46 to 07:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.