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 Thursday, 6 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 21:23
- Next sunrise
- 06:19
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:17 – 07:33
- 2♂︎ Mars07:33 – 08:48
- 3☉︎ Sun08:48 – 10:04
- 4♀︎ Venus10:04 – 11:19
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:19 – 12:35
- 6☽︎ Moon12:35 – 13:50
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:50 – 15:05
- 8♃︎ Jupiter15:05 – 16:21
- 9♂︎ Mars16:21 – 17:36
- 10☉︎ Sun17:36 – 18:52
- 11♀︎ Venus18:52 – 20:07
- 12☿︎ Mercury20:07 – 21:23
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon21:23 – 22:07
- 2♄︎ Saturn22:07 – 22:52
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:52 – 23:37
- 4♂︎ Mars23:37 – 00:21
- 5☉︎ Sun00:21 – 01:06
- 6♀︎ Venus01:06 – 01:51
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:51 – 02:35
- 8☽︎ Moon02:35 – 03:20
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:20 – 04:05
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:05 – 04:50
- 11♂︎ Mars04:50 – 05:34
- 12☉︎ Sun05:34 – 06:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Thursday, 6 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 21:23: the day lasts 15h 05m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:19, lasts 8h 56m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:17 to 07:33: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.