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 Saturday, 19 September 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:26
- Sunset
- 19:50
- Next sunrise
- 07:27
A day hour lasts 1h 02m; a night hour, 58 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:26 – 08:28
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:28 – 09:30
- 3♂︎ Mars09:30 – 10:32
- 4☉︎ Sun10:32 – 11:34
- 5♀︎ Venus11:34 – 12:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:36 – 13:38
- 7☽︎ Moon13:38 – 14:40
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:40 – 15:42
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:42 – 16:44
- 10♂︎ Mars16:44 – 17:46
- 11☉︎ Sun17:46 – 18:48
- 12♀︎ Venus18:48 – 19:50
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:50 – 20:48
- 2☽︎ Moon20:48 – 21:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:46 – 22:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:44 – 23:42
- 5♂︎ Mars23:42 – 00:41
- 6☉︎ Sun00:41 – 01:39
- 7♀︎ Venus01:39 – 02:37
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:37 – 03:35
- 9☽︎ Moon03:35 – 04:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:33 – 05:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:31 – 06:29
- 12♂︎ Mars06:29 – 07:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Saturday, 19 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:26 and sets at 19:50: the day lasts 12h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 02m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:27, lasts 11h 38m: twelve night hours of 58 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:26 to 08:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.