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 Saturday, 31 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:35
- Sunset
- 17:21
- Next sunrise
- 07:37
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:35 – 08:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:24 – 09:13
- 3♂︎ Mars09:13 – 10:01
- 4☉︎ Sun10:01 – 10:50
- 5♀︎ Venus10:50 – 11:39
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:39 – 12:28
- 7☽︎ Moon12:28 – 13:17
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:17 – 14:05
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:05 – 14:54
- 10♂︎ Mars14:54 – 15:43
- 11☉︎ Sun15:43 – 16:32
- 12♀︎ Venus16:32 – 17:21
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:21 – 18:32
- 2☽︎ Moon18:32 – 19:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:43 – 20:55
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:55 – 22:06
- 5♂︎ Mars22:06 – 23:17
- 6☉︎ Sun23:17 – 00:29
- 7♀︎ Venus00:29 – 01:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:40 – 02:51
- 9☽︎ Moon02:51 – 04:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:03 – 05:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:14 – 06:25
- 12♂︎ Mars06:25 – 07:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Saturday, 31 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:35 and sets at 17:21: the day lasts 9h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:37, lasts 14h 16m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:35 to 08:24: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.