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, 24 June 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 22:03
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:31 – 06:53
- 2☽︎ Moon06:53 – 08:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:16 – 09:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:39 – 11:02
- 5♂︎ Mars11:02 – 12:24
- 6☉︎ Sun12:24 – 13:47
- 7♀︎ Venus13:47 – 15:10
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:10 – 16:33
- 9☽︎ Moon16:33 – 17:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:55 – 19:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter19:18 – 20:41
- 12♂︎ Mars20:41 – 22:03
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun22:03 – 22:41
- 2♀︎ Venus22:41 – 23:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury23:18 – 23:55
- 4☽︎ Moon23:55 – 00:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:33 – 01:10
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:10 – 01:47
- 7♂︎ Mars01:47 – 02:25
- 8☉︎ Sun02:25 – 03:02
- 9♀︎ Venus03:02 – 03:39
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:39 – 04:16
- 11☽︎ Moon04:16 – 04:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:54 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Wednesday, 24 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:31 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?
Mercury, from 05:31 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 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.