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Planetary hours · Gent (Belgium)

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, 21 August 2026: day of Venus

Sunrise
06:41
Sunset
20:54
Next sunrise
06:42

A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus06:41 – 07:52
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury07:52 – 09:03
  3. 3☽︎ Moon09:03 – 10:14
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn10:14 – 11:25
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter11:25 – 12:36
  6. 6♂︎ Mars12:36 – 13:47
  7. 7☉︎ Sun13:47 – 14:58
  8. 8♀︎ Venus14:58 – 16:09
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury16:09 – 17:21
  10. 10☽︎ Moon17:21 – 18:32
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn18:32 – 19:43
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter19:43 – 20:54

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars20:54 – 21:43
  2. 2☉︎ Sun21:43 – 22:32
  3. 3♀︎ Venus22:32 – 23:21
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury23:21 – 00:10
  5. 5☽︎ Moon00:10 – 00:59
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn00:59 – 01:48
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter01:48 – 02:37
  8. 8♂︎ Mars02:37 – 03:26
  9. 9☉︎ Sun03:26 – 04:15
  10. 10♀︎ Venus04:15 – 05:04
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury05:04 – 05:53
  12. 12☽︎ Moon05:53 – 06:42

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?

On Friday, 21 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:41 and sets at 20:54: the day lasts 14h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:42, lasts 9h 48m: twelve night hours of 49 min.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 06:41 to 07:52: 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.

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