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Planetary hours · Gent (Belgium)

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 Friday, 31 July 2026: day of Venus

Sunrise
06:09
Sunset
21:33
Next sunrise
06:10

A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus06:09 – 07:26
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury07:26 – 08:43
  3. 3☽︎ Moon08:43 – 10:00
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn10:00 – 11:17
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter11:17 – 12:34
  6. 6♂︎ Mars12:34 – 13:51
  7. 7☉︎ Sun13:51 – 15:08
  8. 8♀︎ Venus15:08 – 16:25
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury16:25 – 17:42
  10. 10☽︎ Moon17:42 – 18:59
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn18:59 – 20:16
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter20:16 – 21:33

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars21:33 – 22:16
  2. 2☉︎ Sun22:16 – 22:59
  3. 3♀︎ Venus22:59 – 23:42
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury23:42 – 00:25
  5. 5☽︎ Moon00:25 – 01:08
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn01:08 – 01:51
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter01:51 – 02:34
  8. 8♂︎ Mars02:34 – 03:18
  9. 9☉︎ Sun03:18 – 04:01
  10. 10♀︎ Venus04:01 – 04:44
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury04:44 – 05:27
  12. 12☽︎ Moon05:27 – 06:10

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?

On Friday, 31 July 2026, the Sun rises at 06:09 and sets at 21:33: the day lasts 15h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 8h 37m: twelve night hours of 43 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 06:09 to 07:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus again.

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