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, 4 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:02
- Sunset
- 20:24
- Next sunrise
- 07:04
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:02 – 08:09
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:09 – 09:16
- 3☽︎ Moon09:16 – 10:23
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:23 – 11:30
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:30 – 12:36
- 6♂︎ Mars12:36 – 13:43
- 7☉︎ Sun13:43 – 14:50
- 8♀︎ Venus14:50 – 15:57
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:57 – 17:03
- 10☽︎ Moon17:03 – 18:10
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:10 – 19:17
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:17 – 20:24
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:24 – 21:17
- 2☉︎ Sun21:17 – 22:10
- 3♀︎ Venus22:10 – 23:04
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:04 – 23:57
- 5☽︎ Moon23:57 – 00:51
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:51 – 01:44
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:44 – 02:37
- 8♂︎ Mars02:37 – 03:31
- 9☉︎ Sun03:31 – 04:24
- 10♀︎ Venus04:24 – 05:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:17 – 06:11
- 12☽︎ Moon06:11 – 07:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Friday, 4 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:02 and sets at 20:24: the day lasts 13h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:04, lasts 10h 40m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:02 to 08:09: 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.