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 Monday, 2 November 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 07:39
- Sunset
- 17:17
- Next sunrise
- 07:40
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 12m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon07:39 – 08:27
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:27 – 09:15
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:15 – 10:03
- 4♂︎ Mars10:03 – 10:51
- 5☉︎ Sun10:51 – 11:40
- 6♀︎ Venus11:40 – 12:28
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:28 – 13:16
- 8☽︎ Moon13:16 – 14:04
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:04 – 14:52
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:52 – 15:41
- 11♂︎ Mars15:41 – 16:29
- 12☉︎ Sun16:29 – 17:17
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:17 – 18:29
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:29 – 19:41
- 3☽︎ Moon19:41 – 20:53
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:53 – 22:05
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:05 – 23:17
- 6♂︎ Mars23:17 – 00:29
- 7☉︎ Sun00:29 – 01:41
- 8♀︎ Venus01:41 – 02:53
- 9☿︎ Mercury02:53 – 04:04
- 10☽︎ Moon04:04 – 05:16
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:16 – 06:28
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:28 – 07:40
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Monday, 2 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:39 and sets at 17:17: the day lasts 9h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:40, lasts 14h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 12m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 07:39 to 08:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.