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, 1 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:34
- Sunset
- 22:03
- Next sunrise
- 05:35
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:34 – 06:57
- 2☽︎ Moon06:57 – 08:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:19 – 09:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:41 – 11:04
- 5♂︎ Mars11:04 – 12:26
- 6☉︎ Sun12:26 – 13:48
- 7♀︎ Venus13:48 – 15:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:11 – 16:33
- 9☽︎ Moon16:33 – 17:55
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:55 – 19:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter19:18 – 20:40
- 12♂︎ Mars20:40 – 22:03
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun22:03 – 22:40
- 2♀︎ Venus22:40 – 23:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury23:18 – 23:56
- 4☽︎ Moon23:56 – 00:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:33 – 01:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:11 – 01:49
- 7♂︎ Mars01:49 – 02:26
- 8☉︎ Sun02:26 – 03:04
- 9♀︎ Venus03:04 – 03:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:42 – 04:19
- 11☽︎ Moon04:19 – 04:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:57 – 05:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Wednesday, 1 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:34 and sets at 22:03: the day lasts 16h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:35, lasts 7h 32m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:34 to 06:57: 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.