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, 25 April 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 20:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:28
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:30 – 07:42
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:42 – 08:54
- 3♂︎ Mars08:54 – 10:06
- 4☉︎ Sun10:06 – 11:19
- 5♀︎ Venus11:19 – 12:31
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:31 – 13:43
- 7☽︎ Moon13:43 – 14:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:55 – 16:08
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:08 – 17:20
- 10♂︎ Mars17:20 – 18:32
- 11☉︎ Sun18:32 – 19:44
- 12♀︎ Venus19:44 – 20:57
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:57 – 21:44
- 2☽︎ Moon21:44 – 22:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:32 – 23:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:19 – 00:07
- 5♂︎ Mars00:07 – 00:55
- 6☉︎ Sun00:55 – 01:42
- 7♀︎ Venus01:42 – 02:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:30 – 03:17
- 9☽︎ Moon03:17 – 04:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:05 – 04:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:52 – 05:40
- 12♂︎ Mars05:40 – 06:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Saturday, 25 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 20:57: the day lasts 14h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:28, lasts 9h 31m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:30 to 07:42: 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.