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Planetary hours · Gent (Belgium)

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, 8 May 2026: day of Venus

Sunrise
06:06
Sunset
21:18
Next sunrise
06:04

A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus06:06 – 07:22
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury07:22 – 08:38
  3. 3☽︎ Moon08:38 – 09:54
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn09:54 – 11:10
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter11:10 – 12:26
  6. 6♂︎ Mars12:26 – 13:42
  7. 7☉︎ Sun13:42 – 14:58
  8. 8♀︎ Venus14:58 – 16:14
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury16:14 – 17:30
  10. 10☽︎ Moon17:30 – 18:46
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn18:46 – 20:02
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter20:02 – 21:18

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars21:18 – 22:01
  2. 2☉︎ Sun22:01 – 22:45
  3. 3♀︎ Venus22:45 – 23:29
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury23:29 – 00:13
  5. 5☽︎ Moon00:13 – 00:57
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn00:57 – 01:41
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter01:41 – 02:25
  8. 8♂︎ Mars02:25 – 03:09
  9. 9☉︎ Sun03:09 – 03:52
  10. 10♀︎ Venus03:52 – 04:36
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury04:36 – 05:20
  12. 12☽︎ Moon05:20 – 06:04

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?

On Friday, 8 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:06 and sets at 21:18: the day lasts 15h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:04, lasts 8h 47m: twelve night hours of 44 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 06:06 to 07:22: 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.

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