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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 Friday, 23 October 2026: day of Venus

Sunrise
08:21
Sunset
18:36
Next sunrise
08:23

A day hour lasts 51 min; a night hour, 1h 09m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).

Day

  1. 1♀︎ Venus08:21 – 09:12
  2. 2☿︎ Mercury09:12 – 10:04
  3. 3☽︎ Moon10:04 – 10:55
  4. 4♄︎ Saturn10:55 – 11:46
  5. 5♃︎ Jupiter11:46 – 12:37
  6. 6♂︎ Mars12:37 – 13:29
  7. 7☉︎ Sun13:29 – 14:20
  8. 8♀︎ Venus14:20 – 15:11
  9. 9☿︎ Mercury15:11 – 16:02
  10. 10☽︎ Moon16:02 – 16:53
  11. 11♄︎ Saturn16:53 – 17:45
  12. 12♃︎ Jupiter17:45 – 18:36

Night

  1. 1♂︎ Mars18:36 – 19:45
  2. 2☉︎ Sun19:45 – 20:54
  3. 3♀︎ Venus20:54 – 22:03
  4. 4☿︎ Mercury22:03 – 23:12
  5. 5☽︎ Moon23:12 – 00:20
  6. 6♄︎ Saturn00:20 – 01:29
  7. 7♃︎ Jupiter01:29 – 02:38
  8. 8♂︎ Mars02:38 – 03:47
  9. 9☉︎ Sun03:47 – 04:56
  10. 10♀︎ Venus04:56 – 06:05
  11. 11☿︎ Mercury06:05 – 07:14
  12. 12☽︎ Moon07:14 – 08:23

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?

On Friday, 23 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:21 and sets at 18:36: the day lasts 10h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 51 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:23, lasts 13h 47m: twelve night hours of 1h 09m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Venus, from 08:21 to 09:12: 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.

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