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 Sunday, 16 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Sunset
- 21:04
- Next sunrise
- 06:34
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:33 – 07:45
- 2♀︎ Venus07:45 – 08:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:58 – 10:11
- 4☽︎ Moon10:11 – 11:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:23 – 12:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:36 – 13:48
- 7♂︎ Mars13:48 – 15:01
- 8☉︎ Sun15:01 – 16:14
- 9♀︎ Venus16:14 – 17:26
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:26 – 18:39
- 11☽︎ Moon18:39 – 19:51
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:51 – 21:04
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:04 – 21:51
- 2♂︎ Mars21:51 – 22:39
- 3☉︎ Sun22:39 – 23:27
- 4♀︎ Venus23:27 – 00:14
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:14 – 01:02
- 6☽︎ Moon01:02 – 01:49
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:49 – 02:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:37 – 03:24
- 9♂︎ Mars03:24 – 04:12
- 10☉︎ Sun04:12 – 04:59
- 11♀︎ Venus04:59 – 05:47
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:47 – 06:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Sunday, 16 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:33 and sets at 21:04: the day lasts 14h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:34, lasts 9h 30m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:33 to 07:45: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.