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 Friday, 7 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:19
- Sunset
- 21:21
- Next sunrise
- 06:20
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:19 – 07:34
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:34 – 08:49
- 3☽︎ Moon08:49 – 10:04
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:04 – 11:20
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:20 – 12:35
- 6♂︎ Mars12:35 – 13:50
- 7☉︎ Sun13:50 – 15:05
- 8♀︎ Venus15:05 – 16:20
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:20 – 17:35
- 10☽︎ Moon17:35 – 18:51
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:51 – 20:06
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:06 – 21:21
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:21 – 22:06
- 2☉︎ Sun22:06 – 22:51
- 3♀︎ Venus22:51 – 23:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:36 – 00:21
- 5☽︎ Moon00:21 – 01:06
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:06 – 01:51
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:51 – 02:36
- 8♂︎ Mars02:36 – 03:21
- 9☉︎ Sun03:21 – 04:06
- 10♀︎ Venus04:06 – 04:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:51 – 05:36
- 12☽︎ Moon05:36 – 06:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Friday, 7 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:19 and sets at 21:21: the day lasts 15h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:20, lasts 9h 00m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:19 to 07:34: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.