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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 Wednesday, 21 October 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
08:18
Sunset
18:40
Next sunrise
08:20

A day hour lasts 52 min; a night hour, 1h 08m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury08:18 – 09:10
  2. 2☽︎ Moon09:10 – 10:02
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn10:02 – 10:53
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter10:53 – 11:45
  5. 5♂︎ Mars11:45 – 12:37
  6. 6☉︎ Sun12:37 – 13:29
  7. 7♀︎ Venus13:29 – 14:21
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury14:21 – 15:12
  9. 9☽︎ Moon15:12 – 16:04
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn16:04 – 16:56
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter16:56 – 17:48
  12. 12♂︎ Mars17:48 – 18:40

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun18:40 – 19:48
  2. 2♀︎ Venus19:48 – 20:56
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury20:56 – 22:05
  4. 4☽︎ Moon22:05 – 23:13
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn23:13 – 00:21
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter00:21 – 01:30
  7. 7♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:38
  8. 8☉︎ Sun02:38 – 03:46
  9. 9♀︎ Venus03:46 – 04:55
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury04:55 – 06:03
  11. 11☽︎ Moon06:03 – 07:11
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn07:11 – 08:20

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?

On Wednesday, 21 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:18 and sets at 18:40: the day lasts 10h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 52 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:20, lasts 13h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 08m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 08:18 to 09:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.

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