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, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:09
- Sunset
- 18:50
- Next sunrise
- 08:11
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:09 – 09:03
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:03 – 09:56
- 3☽︎ Moon09:56 – 10:50
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:50 – 11:43
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:43 – 12:36
- 6♂︎ Mars12:36 – 13:30
- 7☉︎ Sun13:30 – 14:23
- 8♀︎ Venus14:23 – 15:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:17 – 16:10
- 10☽︎ Moon16:10 – 17:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:03 – 17:57
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:57 – 18:50
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:50 – 19:57
- 2☉︎ Sun19:57 – 21:04
- 3♀︎ Venus21:04 – 22:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:10 – 23:17
- 5☽︎ Moon23:17 – 00:24
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:24 – 01:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:31 – 02:37
- 8♂︎ Mars02:37 – 03:44
- 9☉︎ Sun03:44 – 04:51
- 10♀︎ Venus04:51 – 05:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:58 – 07:04
- 12☽︎ Moon07:04 – 08:11
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:09 and sets at 18:50: the day lasts 10h 41m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:11, lasts 13h 21m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:09 to 09:03: 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.
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.