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 Monday, 3 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 21:28
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:13 – 07:29
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:29 – 08:45
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:45 – 10:02
- 4♂︎ Mars10:02 – 11:18
- 5☉︎ Sun11:18 – 12:34
- 6♀︎ Venus12:34 – 13:50
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:50 – 15:07
- 8☽︎ Moon15:07 – 16:23
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:23 – 17:39
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:39 – 18:55
- 11♂︎ Mars18:55 – 20:11
- 12☉︎ Sun20:11 – 21:28
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:28 – 22:12
- 2☿︎ Mercury22:12 – 22:56
- 3☽︎ Moon22:56 – 23:39
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:39 – 00:23
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:23 – 01:07
- 6♂︎ Mars01:07 – 01:51
- 7☉︎ Sun01:51 – 02:35
- 8♀︎ Venus02:35 – 03:19
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:19 – 04:03
- 10☽︎ Moon04:03 – 04:47
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:47 – 05:31
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:31 – 06:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Monday, 3 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 21:28: the day lasts 15h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 8h 47m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:13 to 07:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.