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 Saturday, 25 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:00
- Sunset
- 21:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:01
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:00 – 07:18
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:18 – 08:37
- 3♂︎ Mars08:37 – 09:55
- 4☉︎ Sun09:55 – 11:14
- 5♀︎ Venus11:14 – 12:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:32 – 13:51
- 7☽︎ Moon13:51 – 15:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:09 – 16:28
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:28 – 17:46
- 10♂︎ Mars17:46 – 19:05
- 11☉︎ Sun19:05 – 20:23
- 12♀︎ Venus20:23 – 21:41
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:41 – 22:23
- 2☽︎ Moon22:23 – 23:05
- 3♄︎ Saturn23:05 – 23:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:46 – 00:28
- 5♂︎ Mars00:28 – 01:10
- 6☉︎ Sun01:10 – 01:51
- 7♀︎ Venus01:51 – 02:33
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:33 – 03:15
- 9☽︎ Moon03:15 – 03:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:56 – 04:38
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:38 – 05:20
- 12♂︎ Mars05:20 – 06:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Saturday, 25 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:00 and sets at 21:41: the day lasts 15h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:01, lasts 8h 20m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:00 to 07:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.