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 Monday, 19 October 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:14
- Sunset
- 18:44
- Next sunrise
- 08:16
A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:14 – 09:07
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:07 – 09:59
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:59 – 10:52
- 4♂︎ Mars10:52 – 11:44
- 5☉︎ Sun11:44 – 12:37
- 6♀︎ Venus12:37 – 13:29
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:29 – 14:22
- 8☽︎ Moon14:22 – 15:14
- 9♄︎ Saturn15:14 – 16:07
- 10♃︎ Jupiter16:07 – 16:59
- 11♂︎ Mars16:59 – 17:51
- 12☉︎ Sun17:51 – 18:44
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus18:44 – 19:52
- 2☿︎ Mercury19:52 – 20:59
- 3☽︎ Moon20:59 – 22:07
- 4♄︎ Saturn22:07 – 23:15
- 5♃︎ Jupiter23:15 – 00:22
- 6♂︎ Mars00:22 – 01:30
- 7☉︎ Sun01:30 – 02:38
- 8♀︎ Venus02:38 – 03:45
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:45 – 04:53
- 10☽︎ Moon04:53 – 06:01
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:01 – 07:08
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:08 – 08:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Monday, 19 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:14 and sets at 18:44: the day lasts 10h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:16, lasts 13h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:14 to 09:07: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.