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 Monday, 22 June 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 22:03
- Next sunrise
- 05:30
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:30 – 06:53
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:53 – 08:16
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:16 – 09:38
- 4♂︎ Mars09:38 – 11:01
- 5☉︎ Sun11:01 – 12:24
- 6♀︎ Venus12:24 – 13:47
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:47 – 15:09
- 8☽︎ Moon15:09 – 16:32
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:32 – 17:55
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:55 – 19:18
- 11♂︎ Mars19:18 – 20:41
- 12☉︎ Sun20:41 – 22:03
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus22:03 – 22:41
- 2☿︎ Mercury22:41 – 23:18
- 3☽︎ Moon23:18 – 23:55
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:55 – 00:32
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:32 – 01:10
- 6♂︎ Mars01:10 – 01:47
- 7☉︎ Sun01:47 – 02:24
- 8♀︎ Venus02:24 – 03:01
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:01 – 03:39
- 10☽︎ Moon03:39 – 04:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:16 – 04:53
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:53 – 05:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Monday, 22 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:30 and sets at 22:03: the day lasts 16h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:30, lasts 7h 27m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, 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: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.