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, 15 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:47
- Sunset
- 21:53
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:47 – 07:08
- 2☽︎ Moon07:08 – 08:28
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:28 – 09:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:49 – 11:09
- 5♂︎ Mars11:09 – 12:30
- 6☉︎ Sun12:30 – 13:50
- 7♀︎ Venus13:50 – 15:11
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:11 – 16:31
- 9☽︎ Moon16:31 – 17:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:52 – 19:12
- 11♃︎ Jupiter19:12 – 20:33
- 12♂︎ Mars20:33 – 21:53
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:53 – 22:33
- 2♀︎ Venus22:33 – 23:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury23:13 – 23:52
- 4☽︎ Moon23:52 – 00:32
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:32 – 01:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:11 – 01:51
- 7♂︎ Mars01:51 – 02:30
- 8☉︎ Sun02:30 – 03:10
- 9♀︎ Venus03:10 – 03:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:50 – 04:29
- 11☽︎ Moon04:29 – 05:09
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:09 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Wednesday, 15 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:47 and sets at 21:53: the day lasts 16h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 7h 55m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:47 to 07:08: 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.
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.