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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 Saturday, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn

Sunrise
08:11
Sunset
18:48
Next sunrise
08:13

A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).

Day

  1. 1♄︎ Saturn08:11 – 09:04
  2. 2♃︎ Jupiter09:04 – 09:57
  3. 3♂︎ Mars09:57 – 10:50
  4. 4☉︎ Sun10:50 – 11:43
  5. 5♀︎ Venus11:43 – 12:36
  6. 6☿︎ Mercury12:36 – 13:30
  7. 7☽︎ Moon13:30 – 14:23
  8. 8♄︎ Saturn14:23 – 15:16
  9. 9♃︎ Jupiter15:16 – 16:09
  10. 10♂︎ Mars16:09 – 17:02
  11. 11☉︎ Sun17:02 – 17:55
  12. 12♀︎ Venus17:55 – 18:48

Night

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury18:48 – 19:55
  2. 2☽︎ Moon19:55 – 21:02
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn21:02 – 22:09
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter22:09 – 23:16
  5. 5♂︎ Mars23:16 – 00:23
  6. 6☉︎ Sun00:23 – 01:30
  7. 7♀︎ Venus01:30 – 02:37
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury02:37 – 03:45
  9. 9☽︎ Moon03:45 – 04:52
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn04:52 – 05:59
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter05:59 – 07:06
  12. 12♂︎ Mars07:06 – 08:13

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?

On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:11 and sets at 18:48: the day lasts 10h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:13, lasts 13h 25m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Saturn, from 08:11 to 09:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn again.

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