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, 10 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:42
- Sunset
- 21:58
- Next sunrise
- 05:43
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:42 – 07:03
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:03 – 08:24
- 3☽︎ Moon08:24 – 09:46
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:46 – 11:07
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:07 – 12:28
- 6♂︎ Mars12:28 – 13:50
- 7☉︎ Sun13:50 – 15:11
- 8♀︎ Venus15:11 – 16:32
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:32 – 17:54
- 10☽︎ Moon17:54 – 19:15
- 11♄︎ Saturn19:15 – 20:36
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:36 – 21:58
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:58 – 22:36
- 2☉︎ Sun22:36 – 23:15
- 3♀︎ Venus23:15 – 23:54
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:54 – 00:33
- 5☽︎ Moon00:33 – 01:11
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:11 – 01:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:50 – 02:29
- 8♂︎ Mars02:29 – 03:08
- 9☉︎ Sun03:08 – 03:47
- 10♀︎ Venus03:47 – 04:25
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:25 – 05:04
- 12☽︎ Moon05:04 – 05:43
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Friday, 10 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:42 and sets at 21:58: the day lasts 16h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:43, lasts 7h 45m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:42 to 07:03: 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.