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 Monday, 5 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:51
- Sunset
- 19:14
- Next sunrise
- 07:53
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:51 – 08:48
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:48 – 09:45
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:45 – 10:42
- 4♂︎ Mars10:42 – 11:39
- 5☉︎ Sun11:39 – 12:36
- 6♀︎ Venus12:36 – 13:33
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:33 – 14:29
- 8☽︎ Moon14:29 – 15:26
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:26 – 16:23
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:23 – 17:20
- 11♂︎ Mars17:20 – 18:17
- 12☉︎ Sun18:17 – 19:14
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus19:14 – 20:17
- 2☿︎ Mercury20:17 – 21:20
- 3☽︎ Moon21:20 – 22:24
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:24 – 23:27
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:27 – 00:30
- 6♂︎ Mars00:30 – 01:33
- 7☉︎ Sun01:33 – 02:37
- 8♀︎ Venus02:37 – 03:40
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:40 – 04:43
- 10☽︎ Moon04:43 – 05:46
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:46 – 06:50
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:50 – 07:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Monday, 5 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:51 and sets at 19:14: the day lasts 11h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:53, lasts 12h 39m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:51 to 08:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.