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, 3 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:34
- Sunset
- 21:52
- Next sunrise
- 05:33
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:34 – 06:56
- 2☽︎ Moon06:56 – 08:17
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:17 – 09:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:39 – 11:00
- 5♂︎ Mars11:00 – 12:22
- 6☉︎ Sun12:22 – 13:43
- 7♀︎ Venus13:43 – 15:05
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:05 – 16:26
- 9☽︎ Moon16:26 – 17:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:48 – 19:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter19:09 – 20:31
- 12♂︎ Mars20:31 – 21:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:52 – 22:31
- 2♀︎ Venus22:31 – 23:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury23:09 – 23:47
- 4☽︎ Moon23:47 – 00:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:26 – 01:04
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:04 – 01:43
- 7♂︎ Mars01:43 – 02:21
- 8☉︎ Sun02:21 – 03:00
- 9♀︎ Venus03:00 – 03:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:38 – 04:17
- 11☽︎ Moon04:17 – 04:55
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:55 – 05:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Wednesday, 3 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:34 and sets at 21:52: the day lasts 16h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:33, lasts 7h 41m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:34 to 06:56: 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.