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, 30 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 07:33
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Next sunrise
- 07:35
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus07:33 – 08:22
- 2☿︎ Mercury08:22 – 09:12
- 3☽︎ Moon09:12 – 10:01
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:01 – 10:50
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:50 – 11:39
- 6♂︎ Mars11:39 – 12:28
- 7☉︎ Sun12:28 – 13:17
- 8♀︎ Venus13:17 – 14:06
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:06 – 14:55
- 10☽︎ Moon14:55 – 15:44
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:44 – 16:33
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:33 – 17:22
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:22 – 18:34
- 2☉︎ Sun18:34 – 19:45
- 3♀︎ Venus19:45 – 20:56
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:56 – 22:07
- 5☽︎ Moon22:07 – 23:18
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:18 – 00:29
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:29 – 01:40
- 8♂︎ Mars01:40 – 02:51
- 9☉︎ Sun02:51 – 04:02
- 10♀︎ Venus04:02 – 05:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:13 – 06:24
- 12☽︎ Moon06:24 – 07:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Friday, 30 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:33 and sets at 17:22: the day lasts 9h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:35, lasts 14h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 07:33 to 08:22: 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.
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.