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 Thursday, 11 June 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 21:59
- Next sunrise
- 05:30
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:30 – 06:53
- 2♂︎ Mars06:53 – 08:15
- 3☉︎ Sun08:15 – 09:37
- 4♀︎ Venus09:37 – 11:00
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:00 – 12:22
- 6☽︎ Moon12:22 – 13:44
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:44 – 15:07
- 8♃︎ Jupiter15:07 – 16:29
- 9♂︎ Mars16:29 – 17:52
- 10☉︎ Sun17:52 – 19:14
- 11♀︎ Venus19:14 – 20:36
- 12☿︎ Mercury20:36 – 21:59
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon21:59 – 22:36
- 2♄︎ Saturn22:36 – 23:14
- 3♃︎ Jupiter23:14 – 23:52
- 4♂︎ Mars23:52 – 00:29
- 5☉︎ Sun00:29 – 01:07
- 6♀︎ Venus01:07 – 01:44
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:44 – 02:22
- 8☽︎ Moon02:22 – 03:00
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:00 – 03:37
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:37 – 04:15
- 11♂︎ Mars04:15 – 04:52
- 12☉︎ Sun04:52 – 05:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Thursday, 11 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 21:59: the day lasts 16h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:30, lasts 7h 31m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:30 to 06:53: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.