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, 29 June 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 05:33
- Sunset
- 22:03
- Next sunrise
- 05:34
A day hour lasts 1h 23m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon05:33 – 06:55
- 2♄︎ Saturn06:55 – 08:18
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:18 – 09:40
- 4♂︎ Mars09:40 – 11:03
- 5☉︎ Sun11:03 – 12:25
- 6♀︎ Venus12:25 – 13:48
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:48 – 15:11
- 8☽︎ Moon15:11 – 16:33
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:33 – 17:56
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:56 – 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 – 23:56
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:56 – 00:33
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:33 – 01:11
- 6♂︎ Mars01:11 – 01:48
- 7☉︎ Sun01:48 – 02:26
- 8♀︎ Venus02:26 – 03:03
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:03 – 03:41
- 10☽︎ Moon03:41 – 04:18
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:18 – 04:56
- 12♃︎ Jupiter04:56 – 05:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Monday, 29 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:33 and sets at 22:03: the day lasts 16h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 23m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:34, lasts 7h 30m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 05:33 to 06:55: 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.