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, 18 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:24
- Sunset
- 19:52
- Next sunrise
- 07:26
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:24 – 08:27
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:27 – 09:29
- 3☽︎ Moon09:29 – 10:31
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:31 – 11:34
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:34 – 12:36
- 6♂︎ Mars12:36 – 13:38
- 7☉︎ Sun13:38 – 14:41
- 8♀︎ Venus14:41 – 15:43
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:43 – 16:45
- 10☽︎ Moon16:45 – 17:48
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:48 – 18:50
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:50 – 19:52
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:52 – 20:50
- 2☉︎ Sun20:50 – 21:48
- 3♀︎ Venus21:48 – 22:46
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:46 – 23:43
- 5☽︎ Moon23:43 – 00:41
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:41 – 01:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:39 – 02:37
- 8♂︎ Mars02:37 – 03:35
- 9☉︎ Sun03:35 – 04:32
- 10♀︎ Venus04:32 – 05:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:30 – 06:28
- 12☽︎ Moon06:28 – 07:26
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Friday, 18 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:24 and sets at 19:52: the day lasts 12h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:26, lasts 11h 34m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:24 to 08:27: 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.