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 Thursday, 29 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:32
- Sunset
- 17:24
- Next sunrise
- 07:33
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:32 – 08:21
- 2♂︎ Mars08:21 – 09:10
- 3☉︎ Sun09:10 – 10:00
- 4♀︎ Venus10:00 – 10:49
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:49 – 11:39
- 6☽︎ Moon11:39 – 12:28
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:28 – 13:17
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:17 – 14:07
- 9♂︎ Mars14:07 – 14:56
- 10☉︎ Sun14:56 – 15:46
- 11♀︎ Venus15:46 – 16:35
- 12☿︎ Mercury16:35 – 17:24
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon17:24 – 18:35
- 2♄︎ Saturn18:35 – 19:46
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:46 – 20:57
- 4♂︎ Mars20:57 – 22:07
- 5☉︎ Sun22:07 – 23:18
- 6♀︎ Venus23:18 – 00:29
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:29 – 01:40
- 8☽︎ Moon01:40 – 02:50
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:50 – 04:01
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:01 – 05:12
- 11♂︎ Mars05:12 – 06:23
- 12☉︎ Sun06:23 – 07:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Thursday, 29 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:32 and sets at 17:24: the day lasts 9h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:33, lasts 14h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:32 to 08:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.