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 Sunday, 4 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 19:16
- Next sunrise
- 07:51
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:50 – 08:47
- 2♀︎ Venus08:47 – 09:44
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:44 – 10:41
- 4☽︎ Moon10:41 – 11:38
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:38 – 12:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:36 – 13:33
- 7♂︎ Mars13:33 – 14:30
- 8☉︎ Sun14:30 – 15:27
- 9♀︎ Venus15:27 – 16:24
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:24 – 17:22
- 11☽︎ Moon17:22 – 18:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:19 – 19:16
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:16 – 20:19
- 2♂︎ Mars20:19 – 21:22
- 3☉︎ Sun21:22 – 22:25
- 4♀︎ Venus22:25 – 23:28
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:28 – 00:31
- 6☽︎ Moon00:31 – 01:34
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:34 – 02:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:37 – 03:40
- 9♂︎ Mars03:40 – 04:43
- 10☉︎ Sun04:43 – 05:45
- 11♀︎ Venus05:45 – 06:48
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:48 – 07:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Sunday, 4 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 19:16: the day lasts 11h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:51, lasts 12h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:50 to 08:47: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.