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Planetary hours · Gent (Belgium)

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, 9 October 2026: day of Venus

Sunrise
07:58
Sunset
19:05
Next sunrise
07:59

A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus07:58 – 08:53
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury08:53 – 09:49
  3. 3☽︎ Moon09:49 – 10:45
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn10:45 – 11:40
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter11:40 – 12:36
  6. 6♂︎ Mars12:36 – 13:31
  7. 7☉︎ Sun13:31 – 14:27
  8. 8♀︎ Venus14:27 – 15:23
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury15:23 – 16:18
  10. 10☽︎ Moon16:18 – 17:14
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn17:14 – 18:09
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter18:09 – 19:05

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars19:05 – 20:10
  2. 2☉︎ Sun20:10 – 21:14
  3. 3♀︎ Venus21:14 – 22:19
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury22:19 – 23:23
  5. 5☽︎ Moon23:23 – 00:28
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn00:28 – 01:32
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter01:32 – 02:37
  8. 8♂︎ Mars02:37 – 03:41
  9. 9☉︎ Sun03:41 – 04:46
  10. 10♀︎ Venus04:46 – 05:50
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury05:50 – 06:55
  12. 12☽︎ Moon06:55 – 07:59

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?

On Friday, 9 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:58 and sets at 19:05: the day lasts 11h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:59, lasts 12h 54m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 07:58 to 08:53: 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.

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