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, 29 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:06
- Sunset
- 21:36
- Next sunrise
- 06:07
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:06 – 07:23
- 2☽︎ Moon07:23 – 08:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:41 – 09:58
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:58 – 11:16
- 5♂︎ Mars11:16 – 12:33
- 6☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:51
- 7♀︎ Venus13:51 – 15:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:08 – 16:26
- 9☽︎ Moon16:26 – 17:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:43 – 19:01
- 11♃︎ Jupiter19:01 – 20:18
- 12♂︎ Mars20:18 – 21:36
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:36 – 22:18
- 2♀︎ Venus22:18 – 23:01
- 3☿︎ Mercury23:01 – 23:44
- 4☽︎ Moon23:44 – 00:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:26 – 01:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:09 – 01:51
- 7♂︎ Mars01:51 – 02:34
- 8☉︎ Sun02:34 – 03:17
- 9♀︎ Venus03:17 – 03:59
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:59 – 04:42
- 11☽︎ Moon04:42 – 05:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:24 – 06:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Wednesday, 29 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:06 and sets at 21:36: the day lasts 15h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:07, lasts 8h 31m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:06 to 07:23: 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.