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 Wednesday, 9 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 20:13
- Next sunrise
- 07:12
A day hour lasts 1h 05m; a night hour, 55 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:10 – 08:15
- 2☽︎ Moon08:15 – 09:21
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:21 – 10:26
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:26 – 11:31
- 5♂︎ Mars11:31 – 12:36
- 6☉︎ Sun12:36 – 13:41
- 7♀︎ Venus13:41 – 14:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:47 – 15:52
- 9☽︎ Moon15:52 – 16:57
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:57 – 18:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:02 – 19:07
- 12♂︎ Mars19:07 – 20:13
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:13 – 21:08
- 2♀︎ Venus21:08 – 22:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:02 – 22:57
- 4☽︎ Moon22:57 – 23:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:52 – 00:47
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:47 – 01:42
- 7♂︎ Mars01:42 – 02:37
- 8☉︎ Sun02:37 – 03:32
- 9♀︎ Venus03:32 – 04:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:27 – 05:22
- 11☽︎ Moon05:22 – 06:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:17 – 07:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Wednesday, 9 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:10 and sets at 20:13: the day lasts 13h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 05m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:12, lasts 10h 59m: twelve night hours of 55 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:10 to 08:15: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.