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, 22 April 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 20:52
- Next sunrise
- 06:34
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:36 – 07:47
- 2☽︎ Moon07:47 – 08:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:58 – 10:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:10 – 11:21
- 5♂︎ Mars11:21 – 12:32
- 6☉︎ Sun12:32 – 13:44
- 7♀︎ Venus13:44 – 14:55
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:55 – 16:06
- 9☽︎ Moon16:06 – 17:18
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:18 – 18:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:29 – 19:40
- 12♂︎ Mars19:40 – 20:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:52 – 21:40
- 2♀︎ Venus21:40 – 22:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:29 – 23:17
- 4☽︎ Moon23:17 – 00:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:06 – 00:54
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:54 – 01:43
- 7♂︎ Mars01:43 – 02:31
- 8☉︎ Sun02:31 – 03:20
- 9♀︎ Venus03:20 – 04:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:08 – 04:57
- 11☽︎ Moon04:57 – 05:45
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:45 – 06:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Wednesday, 22 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:36 and sets at 20:52: the day lasts 14h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:34, lasts 9h 42m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:36 to 07:47: 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.