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, 25 June 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 22:04
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 37 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:31 – 06:54
- 2♂︎ Mars06:54 – 08:16
- 3☉︎ Sun08:16 – 09:39
- 4♀︎ Venus09:39 – 11:02
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:02 – 12:25
- 6☽︎ Moon12:25 – 13:47
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:47 – 15:10
- 8♃︎ Jupiter15:10 – 16:33
- 9♂︎ Mars16:33 – 17:55
- 10☉︎ Sun17:55 – 19:18
- 11♀︎ Venus19:18 – 20:41
- 12☿︎ Mercury20:41 – 22:04
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon22:04 – 22:41
- 2♄︎ Saturn22:41 – 23:18
- 3♃︎ Jupiter23:18 – 23:55
- 4♂︎ Mars23:55 – 00:33
- 5☉︎ Sun00:33 – 01:10
- 6♀︎ Venus01:10 – 01:47
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:47 – 02:25
- 8☽︎ Moon02:25 – 03:02
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:02 – 03:39
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:39 – 04:17
- 11♂︎ Mars04:17 – 04:54
- 12☉︎ Sun04:54 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Thursday, 25 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 22:04: the day lasts 16h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 7h 28m: twelve night hours of 37 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:31 to 06:54: 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.