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 Tuesday, 5 May 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 21:13
- Next sunrise
- 06:09
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:11 – 07:26
- 2☉︎ Sun07:26 – 08:41
- 3♀︎ Venus08:41 – 09:56
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:56 – 11:12
- 5☽︎ Moon11:12 – 12:27
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:27 – 13:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:42 – 14:57
- 8♂︎ Mars14:57 – 16:12
- 9☉︎ Sun16:12 – 17:27
- 10♀︎ Venus17:27 – 18:42
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:42 – 19:58
- 12☽︎ Moon19:58 – 21:13
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:13 – 21:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:58 – 22:42
- 3♂︎ Mars22:42 – 23:27
- 4☉︎ Sun23:27 – 00:12
- 5♀︎ Venus00:12 – 00:56
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:56 – 01:41
- 7☽︎ Moon01:41 – 02:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:26 – 03:10
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:10 – 03:55
- 10♂︎ Mars03:55 – 04:40
- 11☉︎ Sun04:40 – 05:24
- 12♀︎ Venus05:24 – 06:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Tuesday, 5 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 21:13: the day lasts 15h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:09, lasts 8h 56m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:11 to 07:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.