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, 17 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:29
- Sunset
- 22:02
- Next sunrise
- 05:29
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:29 – 06:52
- 2☽︎ Moon06:52 – 08:15
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:15 – 09:37
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:37 – 11:00
- 5♂︎ Mars11:00 – 12:23
- 6☉︎ Sun12:23 – 13:46
- 7♀︎ Venus13:46 – 15:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:08 – 16:31
- 9☽︎ Moon16:31 – 17:54
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:54 – 19:17
- 11♃︎ Jupiter19:17 – 20:39
- 12♂︎ Mars20:39 – 22:02
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun22:02 – 22:39
- 2♀︎ Venus22:39 – 23:17
- 3☿︎ Mercury23:17 – 23:54
- 4☽︎ Moon23:54 – 00:31
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:31 – 01:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:08 – 01:46
- 7♂︎ Mars01:46 – 02:23
- 8☉︎ Sun02:23 – 03:00
- 9♀︎ Venus03:00 – 03:37
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:37 – 04:15
- 11☽︎ Moon04:15 – 04:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:52 – 05:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Wednesday, 17 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:29 and sets at 22:02: the day lasts 16h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:29, lasts 7h 27m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:29 to 06:52: 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.