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, 11 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:01
- Sunset
- 19:01
- Next sunrise
- 08:03
A day hour lasts 55 min; a night hour, 1h 05m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:01 – 08:56
- 2♀︎ Venus08:56 – 09:51
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:51 – 10:46
- 4☽︎ Moon10:46 – 11:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:41 – 12:36
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:36 – 13:31
- 7♂︎ Mars13:31 – 14:26
- 8☉︎ Sun14:26 – 15:21
- 9♀︎ Venus15:21 – 16:16
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:16 – 17:11
- 11☽︎ Moon17:11 – 18:06
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:06 – 19:01
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:01 – 20:06
- 2♂︎ Mars20:06 – 21:11
- 3☉︎ Sun21:11 – 22:16
- 4♀︎ Venus22:16 – 23:21
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:21 – 00:27
- 6☽︎ Moon00:27 – 01:32
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:32 – 02:37
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:37 – 03:42
- 9♂︎ Mars03:42 – 04:47
- 10☉︎ Sun04:47 – 05:52
- 11♀︎ Venus05:52 – 06:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:58 – 08:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Sunday, 11 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:01 and sets at 19:01: the day lasts 11h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 55 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:03, lasts 13h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 05m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:01 to 08:56: 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.