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 Tuesday, 7 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 22:00
- Next sunrise
- 05:40
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:39 – 07:01
- 2☉︎ Sun07:01 – 08:22
- 3♀︎ Venus08:22 – 09:44
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:44 – 11:06
- 5☽︎ Moon11:06 – 12:28
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:28 – 13:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:49 – 15:11
- 8♂︎ Mars15:11 – 16:33
- 9☉︎ Sun16:33 – 17:55
- 10♀︎ Venus17:55 – 19:16
- 11☿︎ Mercury19:16 – 20:38
- 12☽︎ Moon20:38 – 22:00
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn22:00 – 22:38
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:38 – 23:16
- 3♂︎ Mars23:16 – 23:55
- 4☉︎ Sun23:55 – 00:33
- 5♀︎ Venus00:33 – 01:11
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:11 – 01:50
- 7☽︎ Moon01:50 – 02:28
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:28 – 03:06
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:06 – 03:45
- 10♂︎ Mars03:45 – 04:23
- 11☉︎ Sun04:23 – 05:01
- 12♀︎ Venus05:01 – 05:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Tuesday, 7 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 22:00: the day lasts 16h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:40, lasts 7h 40m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:39 to 07:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.