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 Friday, 3 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:36
- Sunset
- 22:02
- Next sunrise
- 05:36
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:36 – 06:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:58 – 08:20
- 3☽︎ Moon08:20 – 09:42
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:42 – 11:04
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:04 – 12:27
- 6♂︎ Mars12:27 – 13:49
- 7☉︎ Sun13:49 – 15:11
- 8♀︎ Venus15:11 – 16:33
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:33 – 17:55
- 10☽︎ Moon17:55 – 19:17
- 11♄︎ Saturn19:17 – 20:40
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:40 – 22:02
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars22:02 – 22:40
- 2☉︎ Sun22:40 – 23:18
- 3♀︎ Venus23:18 – 23:55
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:55 – 00:33
- 5☽︎ Moon00:33 – 01:11
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:11 – 01:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:49 – 02:27
- 8♂︎ Mars02:27 – 03:05
- 9☉︎ Sun03:05 – 03:43
- 10♀︎ Venus03:43 – 04:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:21 – 04:58
- 12☽︎ Moon04:58 – 05:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Friday, 3 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:36 and sets at 22:02: the day lasts 16h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:36, lasts 7h 35m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:36 to 06:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.