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 Sunday, 12 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:44
- Sunset
- 21:56
- Next sunrise
- 05:45
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:44 – 07:05
- 2♀︎ Venus07:05 – 08:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:26 – 09:47
- 4☽︎ Moon09:47 – 11:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:08 – 12:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:29 – 13:50
- 7♂︎ Mars13:50 – 15:11
- 8☉︎ Sun15:11 – 16:32
- 9♀︎ Venus16:32 – 17:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:53 – 19:14
- 11☽︎ Moon19:14 – 20:35
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:35 – 21:56
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:56 – 22:35
- 2♂︎ Mars22:35 – 23:14
- 3☉︎ Sun23:14 – 23:53
- 4♀︎ Venus23:53 – 00:32
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:32 – 01:11
- 6☽︎ Moon01:11 – 01:51
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:51 – 02:30
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:30 – 03:09
- 9♂︎ Mars03:09 – 03:48
- 10☉︎ Sun03:48 – 04:27
- 11♀︎ Venus04:27 – 05:06
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:06 – 05:45
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Sunday, 12 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:44 and sets at 21:56: the day lasts 16h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:45, lasts 7h 49m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:44 to 07:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.