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 Sunday, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 21:29
- Next sunrise
- 06:13
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:11 – 07:28
- 2♀︎ Venus07:28 – 08:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:44 – 10:01
- 4☽︎ Moon10:01 – 11:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:17 – 12:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:34 – 13:50
- 7♂︎ Mars13:50 – 15:07
- 8☉︎ Sun15:07 – 16:23
- 9♀︎ Venus16:23 – 17:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:40 – 18:56
- 11☽︎ Moon18:56 – 20:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:13 – 21:29
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:29 – 22:13
- 2♂︎ Mars22:13 – 22:57
- 3☉︎ Sun22:57 – 23:40
- 4♀︎ Venus23:40 – 00:24
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:24 – 01:08
- 6☽︎ Moon01:08 – 01:51
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:51 – 02:35
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:35 – 03:18
- 9♂︎ Mars03:18 – 04:02
- 10☉︎ Sun04:02 – 04:46
- 11♀︎ Venus04:46 – 05:29
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:29 – 06:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 21:29: the day lasts 15h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:13, lasts 8h 44m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:11 to 07:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.