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, 1 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:10
- Sunset
- 21:31
- Next sunrise
- 06:11
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:10 – 07:27
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:27 – 08:43
- 3♂︎ Mars08:43 – 10:00
- 4☉︎ Sun10:00 – 11:17
- 5♀︎ Venus11:17 – 12:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:34 – 13:50
- 7☽︎ Moon13:50 – 15:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:07 – 16:24
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:24 – 17:41
- 10♂︎ Mars17:41 – 18:57
- 11☉︎ Sun18:57 – 20:14
- 12♀︎ Venus20:14 – 21:31
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:31 – 22:14
- 2☽︎ Moon22:14 – 22:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:58 – 23:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:41 – 00:24
- 5♂︎ Mars00:24 – 01:08
- 6☉︎ Sun01:08 – 01:51
- 7♀︎ Venus01:51 – 02:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:35 – 03:18
- 9☽︎ Moon03:18 – 04:01
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:01 – 04:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:45 – 05:28
- 12♂︎ Mars05:28 – 06:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Saturday, 1 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:10 and sets at 21:31: the day lasts 15h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:11, lasts 8h 40m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:10 to 07:27: 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.