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, 7 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:47
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Next sunrise
- 07:49
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:47 – 08:34
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:34 – 09:21
- 3♂︎ Mars09:21 – 10:08
- 4☉︎ Sun10:08 – 10:54
- 5♀︎ Venus10:54 – 11:41
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:41 – 12:28
- 7☽︎ Moon12:28 – 13:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:15 – 14:02
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:02 – 14:48
- 10♂︎ Mars14:48 – 15:35
- 11☉︎ Sun15:35 – 16:22
- 12♀︎ Venus16:22 – 17:09
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:09 – 18:22
- 2☽︎ Moon18:22 – 19:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:35 – 20:49
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:49 – 22:02
- 5♂︎ Mars22:02 – 23:15
- 6☉︎ Sun23:15 – 00:29
- 7♀︎ Venus00:29 – 01:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:42 – 02:56
- 9☽︎ Moon02:56 – 04:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:09 – 05:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:22 – 06:36
- 12♂︎ Mars06:36 – 07:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Saturday, 7 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:47 and sets at 17:09: the day lasts 9h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:49, lasts 14h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:47 to 08:34: 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.