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, 14 August 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:30
- Sunset
- 21:08
- Next sunrise
- 06:31
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:30 – 07:43
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:43 – 08:56
- 3☽︎ Moon08:56 – 10:09
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:09 – 11:22
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:22 – 12:36
- 6♂︎ Mars12:36 – 13:49
- 7☉︎ Sun13:49 – 15:02
- 8♀︎ Venus15:02 – 16:15
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:15 – 17:28
- 10☽︎ Moon17:28 – 18:41
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:41 – 19:55
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:55 – 21:08
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:08 – 21:55
- 2☉︎ Sun21:55 – 22:42
- 3♀︎ Venus22:42 – 23:29
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:29 – 00:16
- 5☽︎ Moon00:16 – 01:03
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:03 – 01:50
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:50 – 02:37
- 8♂︎ Mars02:37 – 03:23
- 9☉︎ Sun03:23 – 04:10
- 10♀︎ Venus04:10 – 04:57
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:57 – 05:44
- 12☽︎ Moon05:44 – 06:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Friday, 14 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:30 and sets at 21:08: the day lasts 14h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:31, lasts 9h 23m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:30 to 07:43: 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.