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, 9 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:04
- Sunset
- 21:19
- Next sunrise
- 06:02
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:04 – 07:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:20 – 08:37
- 3♂︎ Mars08:37 – 09:53
- 4☉︎ Sun09:53 – 11:09
- 5♀︎ Venus11:09 – 12:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:25 – 13:42
- 7☽︎ Moon13:42 – 14:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:58 – 16:14
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:14 – 17:30
- 10♂︎ Mars17:30 – 18:47
- 11☉︎ Sun18:47 – 20:03
- 12♀︎ Venus20:03 – 21:19
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:19 – 22:03
- 2☽︎ Moon22:03 – 22:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:46 – 23:30
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:30 – 00:14
- 5♂︎ Mars00:14 – 00:57
- 6☉︎ Sun00:57 – 01:41
- 7♀︎ Venus01:41 – 02:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:24 – 03:08
- 9☽︎ Moon03:08 – 03:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:52 – 04:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:35 – 05:19
- 12♂︎ Mars05:19 – 06:02
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Saturday, 9 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:04 and sets at 21:19: the day lasts 15h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:02, lasts 8h 43m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:04 to 07:20: 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.