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 Thursday, 16 July 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:48
- Sunset
- 21:52
- Next sunrise
- 05:50
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:48 – 07:09
- 2♂︎ Mars07:09 – 08:29
- 3☉︎ Sun08:29 – 09:49
- 4♀︎ Venus09:49 – 11:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:10 – 12:30
- 6☽︎ Moon12:30 – 13:50
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:50 – 15:11
- 8♃︎ Jupiter15:11 – 16:31
- 9♂︎ Mars16:31 – 17:51
- 10☉︎ Sun17:51 – 19:12
- 11♀︎ Venus19:12 – 20:32
- 12☿︎ Mercury20:32 – 21:52
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon21:52 – 22:32
- 2♄︎ Saturn22:32 – 23:12
- 3♃︎ Jupiter23:12 – 23:52
- 4♂︎ Mars23:52 – 00:31
- 5☉︎ Sun00:31 – 01:11
- 6♀︎ Venus01:11 – 01:51
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:51 – 02:31
- 8☽︎ Moon02:31 – 03:10
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:10 – 03:50
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:50 – 04:30
- 11♂︎ Mars04:30 – 05:10
- 12☉︎ Sun05:10 – 05:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Thursday, 16 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:48 and sets at 21:52: the day lasts 16h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:50, lasts 7h 57m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:48 to 07:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.