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 Thursday, 15 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:08
- Sunset
- 18:52
- Next sunrise
- 08:09
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 06m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:08 – 09:01
- 2♂︎ Mars09:01 – 09:55
- 3☉︎ Sun09:55 – 10:49
- 4♀︎ Venus10:49 – 11:43
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:43 – 12:36
- 6☽︎ Moon12:36 – 13:30
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:30 – 14:24
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:24 – 15:17
- 9♂︎ Mars15:17 – 16:11
- 10☉︎ Sun16:11 – 17:05
- 11♀︎ Venus17:05 – 17:58
- 12☿︎ Mercury17:58 – 18:52
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon18:52 – 19:59
- 2♄︎ Saturn19:59 – 21:05
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:05 – 22:11
- 4♂︎ Mars22:11 – 23:18
- 5☉︎ Sun23:18 – 00:24
- 6♀︎ Venus00:24 – 01:31
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:31 – 02:37
- 8☽︎ Moon02:37 – 03:44
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:44 – 04:50
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:50 – 05:57
- 11♂︎ Mars05:57 – 07:03
- 12☉︎ Sun07:03 – 08:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Thursday, 15 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:08 and sets at 18:52: the day lasts 10h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:09, lasts 13h 17m: twelve night hours of 1h 06m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:08 to 09:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.