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 Tuesday, 23 June 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:30
- Sunset
- 22:03
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:30 – 06:53
- 2☉︎ Sun06:53 – 08:16
- 3♀︎ Venus08:16 – 09:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:39 – 11:01
- 5☽︎ Moon11:01 – 12:24
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:24 – 13:47
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:47 – 15:10
- 8♂︎ Mars15:10 – 16:32
- 9☉︎ Sun16:32 – 17:55
- 10♀︎ Venus17:55 – 19:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury19:18 – 20:41
- 12☽︎ Moon20:41 – 22:03
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn22:03 – 22:41
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:41 – 23:18
- 3♂︎ Mars23:18 – 23:55
- 4☉︎ Sun23:55 – 00:32
- 5♀︎ Venus00:32 – 01:10
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:10 – 01:47
- 7☽︎ Moon01:47 – 02:24
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:24 – 03:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:02 – 03:39
- 10♂︎ Mars03:39 – 04:16
- 11☉︎ Sun04:16 – 04:53
- 12♀︎ Venus04:53 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Tuesday, 23 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 05:31, lasts 7h 27m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, 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: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.