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, 13 May 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 21:25
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:58 – 07:15
- 2☽︎ Moon07:15 – 08:32
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:32 – 09:50
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:50 – 11:07
- 5♂︎ Mars11:07 – 12:24
- 6☉︎ Sun12:24 – 13:41
- 7♀︎ Venus13:41 – 14:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:59 – 16:16
- 9☽︎ Moon16:16 – 17:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:33 – 18:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:51 – 20:08
- 12♂︎ Mars20:08 – 21:25
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:25 – 22:08
- 2♀︎ Venus22:08 – 22:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:50 – 23:33
- 4☽︎ Moon23:33 – 00:16
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:16 – 00:58
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:58 – 01:41
- 7♂︎ Mars01:41 – 02:23
- 8☉︎ Sun02:23 – 03:06
- 9♀︎ Venus03:06 – 03:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:48 – 04:31
- 11☽︎ Moon04:31 – 05:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:14 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Wednesday, 13 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 21:25: the day lasts 15h 27m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 8h 31m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:58 to 07:15: 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.