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, 7 September 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:07
- Sunset
- 20:17
- Next sunrise
- 07:09
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:07 – 08:13
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:13 – 09:19
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:19 – 10:25
- 4♂︎ Mars10:25 – 11:30
- 5☉︎ Sun11:30 – 12:36
- 6♀︎ Venus12:36 – 13:42
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:42 – 14:48
- 8☽︎ Moon14:48 – 15:54
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:54 – 17:00
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:00 – 18:05
- 11♂︎ Mars18:05 – 19:11
- 12☉︎ Sun19:11 – 20:17
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:17 – 21:11
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:11 – 22:06
- 3☽︎ Moon22:06 – 23:00
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:00 – 23:54
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:54 – 00:49
- 6♂︎ Mars00:49 – 01:43
- 7☉︎ Sun01:43 – 02:37
- 8♀︎ Venus02:37 – 03:32
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:32 – 04:26
- 10☽︎ Moon04:26 – 05:20
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:20 – 06:14
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:14 – 07:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Monday, 7 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:07 and sets at 20:17: the day lasts 13h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:09, lasts 10h 52m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:07 to 08:13: 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.