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Planetary hours · Gent (Belgium)

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, 8 July 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
05:40
Sunset
21:59
Next sunrise
05:41

A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury05:40 – 07:01
  2. 2☽︎ Moon07:01 – 08:23
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn08:23 – 09:45
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter09:45 – 11:06
  5. 5♂︎ Mars11:06 – 12:28
  6. 6☉︎ Sun12:28 – 13:49
  7. 7♀︎ Venus13:49 – 15:11
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury15:11 – 16:33
  9. 9☽︎ Moon16:33 – 17:54
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn17:54 – 19:16
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter19:16 – 20:38
  12. 12♂︎ Mars20:38 – 21:59

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun21:59 – 22:38
  2. 2♀︎ Venus22:38 – 23:16
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury23:16 – 23:55
  4. 4☽︎ Moon23:55 – 00:33
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn00:33 – 01:11
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter01:11 – 01:50
  7. 7♂︎ Mars01:50 – 02:28
  8. 8☉︎ Sun02:28 – 03:07
  9. 9♀︎ Venus03:07 – 03:45
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury03:45 – 04:24
  11. 11☽︎ Moon04:24 – 05:02
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn05:02 – 05:41

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?

On Wednesday, 8 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:40 and sets at 21:59: the day lasts 16h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:41, lasts 7h 42m: twelve night hours of 38 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 05:40 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 Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.

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