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 Tuesday, 6 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:53
- Sunset
- 19:12
- Next sunrise
- 07:55
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:53 – 08:50
- 2☉︎ Sun08:50 – 09:46
- 3♀︎ Venus09:46 – 10:43
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:43 – 11:39
- 5☽︎ Moon11:39 – 12:36
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:36 – 13:32
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:32 – 14:29
- 8♂︎ Mars14:29 – 15:25
- 9☉︎ Sun15:25 – 16:22
- 10♀︎ Venus16:22 – 17:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury17:18 – 18:15
- 12☽︎ Moon18:15 – 19:12
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn19:12 – 20:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter20:15 – 21:19
- 3♂︎ Mars21:19 – 22:22
- 4☉︎ Sun22:22 – 23:26
- 5♀︎ Venus23:26 – 00:30
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:30 – 01:33
- 7☽︎ Moon01:33 – 02:37
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:37 – 03:40
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:40 – 04:44
- 10♂︎ Mars04:44 – 05:47
- 11☉︎ Sun05:47 – 06:51
- 12♀︎ Venus06:51 – 07:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Tuesday, 6 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:53 and sets at 19:12: the day lasts 11h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:55, lasts 12h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:53 to 08:50: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.