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, 25 September 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 19:36
- Next sunrise
- 07:37
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:35 – 08:35
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:35 – 09:35
- 3☽︎ Moon09:35 – 10:36
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:36 – 11:36
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:36 – 12:36
- 6♂︎ Mars12:36 – 13:36
- 7☉︎ Sun13:36 – 14:36
- 8♀︎ Venus14:36 – 15:36
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:36 – 16:36
- 10☽︎ Moon16:36 – 17:36
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:36 – 18:36
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:36 – 19:36
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:36 – 20:36
- 2☉︎ Sun20:36 – 21:36
- 3♀︎ Venus21:36 – 22:36
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:36 – 23:36
- 5☽︎ Moon23:36 – 00:37
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:37 – 01:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:37 – 02:37
- 8♂︎ Mars02:37 – 03:37
- 9☉︎ Sun03:37 – 04:37
- 10♀︎ Venus04:37 – 05:37
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:37 – 06:37
- 12☽︎ Moon06:37 – 07:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Friday, 25 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:35 and sets at 19:36: the day lasts 12h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:37, lasts 12h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:35 to 08:35: 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.