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, 2 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:47
- Sunset
- 19:20
- Next sunrise
- 07:48
A day hour lasts 58 min; a night hour, 1h 02m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:47 – 08:44
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:44 – 09:42
- 3☽︎ Moon09:42 – 10:40
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:40 – 11:38
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:38 – 12:36
- 6♂︎ Mars12:36 – 13:33
- 7☉︎ Sun13:33 – 14:31
- 8♀︎ Venus14:31 – 15:29
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:29 – 16:27
- 10☽︎ Moon16:27 – 17:25
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:25 – 18:23
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:23 – 19:20
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:20 – 20:23
- 2☉︎ Sun20:23 – 21:25
- 3♀︎ Venus21:25 – 22:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:27 – 23:30
- 5☽︎ Moon23:30 – 00:32
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:32 – 01:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:34 – 02:37
- 8♂︎ Mars02:37 – 03:39
- 9☉︎ Sun03:39 – 04:41
- 10♀︎ Venus04:41 – 05:44
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:44 – 06:46
- 12☽︎ Moon06:46 – 07:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Friday, 2 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:47 and sets at 19:20: the day lasts 11h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 58 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:48, lasts 12h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 02m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:47 to 08:44: 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.