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 Monday, 24 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:45
- Sunset
- 20:48
- Next sunrise
- 06:47
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:45 – 07:56
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:56 – 09:06
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:06 – 10:16
- 4♂︎ Mars10:16 – 11:26
- 5☉︎ Sun11:26 – 12:36
- 6♀︎ Venus12:36 – 13:46
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:46 – 14:57
- 8☽︎ Moon14:57 – 16:07
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:07 – 17:17
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:17 – 18:27
- 11♂︎ Mars18:27 – 19:37
- 12☉︎ Sun19:37 – 20:48
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:48 – 21:38
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:38 – 22:27
- 3☽︎ Moon22:27 – 23:17
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:17 – 00:07
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:07 – 00:57
- 6♂︎ Mars00:57 – 01:47
- 7☉︎ Sun01:47 – 02:37
- 8♀︎ Venus02:37 – 03:27
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:27 – 04:17
- 10☽︎ Moon04:17 – 05:07
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:07 – 05:57
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:57 – 06:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Monday, 24 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:45 and sets at 20:48: the day lasts 14h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:47, lasts 9h 59m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:45 to 07:56: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.