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 Saturday, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:20
- Sunset
- 21:19
- Next sunrise
- 06:22
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:20 – 07:35
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:35 – 08:50
- 3♂︎ Mars08:50 – 10:05
- 4☉︎ Sun10:05 – 11:20
- 5♀︎ Venus11:20 – 12:35
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:35 – 13:50
- 7☽︎ Moon13:50 – 15:05
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:05 – 16:20
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:20 – 17:34
- 10♂︎ Mars17:34 – 18:49
- 11☉︎ Sun18:49 – 20:04
- 12♀︎ Venus20:04 – 21:19
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:19 – 22:04
- 2☽︎ Moon22:04 – 22:50
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:50 – 23:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:35 – 00:20
- 5♂︎ Mars00:20 – 01:05
- 6☉︎ Sun01:05 – 01:51
- 7♀︎ Venus01:51 – 02:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:36 – 03:21
- 9☽︎ Moon03:21 – 04:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:06 – 04:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:52 – 05:37
- 12♂︎ Mars05:37 – 06:22
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:20 and sets at 21:19: the day lasts 14h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:22, lasts 9h 03m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:20 to 07:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.