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 Sunday, 1 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:37
- Sunset
- 17:19
- Next sunrise
- 07:39
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:37 – 08:25
- 2♀︎ Venus08:25 – 09:14
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:14 – 10:02
- 4☽︎ Moon10:02 – 10:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:51 – 11:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:39 – 12:28
- 7♂︎ Mars12:28 – 13:16
- 8☉︎ Sun13:16 – 14:05
- 9♀︎ Venus14:05 – 14:53
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:53 – 15:42
- 11☽︎ Moon15:42 – 16:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:30 – 17:19
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:19 – 18:31
- 2♂︎ Mars18:31 – 19:42
- 3☉︎ Sun19:42 – 20:54
- 4♀︎ Venus20:54 – 22:05
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:05 – 23:17
- 6☽︎ Moon23:17 – 00:29
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:29 – 01:40
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:40 – 02:52
- 9♂︎ Mars02:52 – 04:04
- 10☉︎ Sun04:04 – 05:15
- 11♀︎ Venus05:15 – 06:27
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:27 – 07:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Sunday, 1 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:37 and sets at 17:19: the day lasts 9h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:39, lasts 14h 20m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:37 to 08:25: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.