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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 Wednesday, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
06:16
Sunset
21:24
Next sunrise
06:17

A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury06:16 – 07:32
  2. 2☽︎ Moon07:32 – 08:47
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn08:47 – 10:03
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter10:03 – 11:19
  5. 5♂︎ Mars11:19 – 12:34
  6. 6☉︎ Sun12:34 – 13:50
  7. 7♀︎ Venus13:50 – 15:06
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury15:06 – 16:22
  9. 9☽︎ Moon16:22 – 17:37
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn17:37 – 18:53
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter18:53 – 20:09
  12. 12♂︎ Mars20:09 – 21:24

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun21:24 – 22:09
  2. 2♀︎ Venus22:09 – 22:53
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury22:53 – 23:38
  4. 4☽︎ Moon23:38 – 00:22
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn00:22 – 01:06
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter01:06 – 01:51
  7. 7♂︎ Mars01:51 – 02:35
  8. 8☉︎ Sun02:35 – 03:20
  9. 9♀︎ Venus03:20 – 04:04
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury04:04 – 04:49
  11. 11☽︎ Moon04:49 – 05:33
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn05:33 – 06:17

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?

On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:16 and sets at 21:24: the day lasts 15h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 8h 53m: twelve night hours of 44 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 06:16 to 07:32: 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.

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