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 Tuesday, 27 October 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:28
- Sunset
- 17:28
- Next sunrise
- 07:30
A day hour lasts 50 min; a night hour, 1h 10m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:28 – 08:18
- 2☉︎ Sun08:18 – 09:08
- 3♀︎ Venus09:08 – 09:58
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:58 – 10:48
- 5☽︎ Moon10:48 – 11:38
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:38 – 12:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:28 – 13:18
- 8♂︎ Mars13:18 – 14:08
- 9☉︎ Sun14:08 – 14:58
- 10♀︎ Venus14:58 – 15:48
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:48 – 16:38
- 12☽︎ Moon16:38 – 17:28
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:28 – 18:38
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:38 – 19:48
- 3♂︎ Mars19:48 – 20:59
- 4☉︎ Sun20:59 – 22:09
- 5♀︎ Venus22:09 – 23:19
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:19 – 00:29
- 7☽︎ Moon00:29 – 01:39
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:39 – 02:49
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:49 – 03:59
- 10♂︎ Mars03:59 – 05:10
- 11☉︎ Sun05:10 – 06:20
- 12♀︎ Venus06:20 – 07:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Tuesday, 27 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:28 and sets at 17:28: the day lasts 10h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 50 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:30, lasts 14h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 10m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:28 to 08:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.