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 Wednesday, 11 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:54
- Sunset
- 17:03
- Next sunrise
- 07:56
A day hour lasts 46 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:54 – 08:40
- 2☽︎ Moon08:40 – 09:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:25 – 10:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:11 – 10:57
- 5♂︎ Mars10:57 – 11:43
- 6☉︎ Sun11:43 – 12:28
- 7♀︎ Venus12:28 – 13:14
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:14 – 14:00
- 9☽︎ Moon14:00 – 14:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:45 – 15:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:31 – 16:17
- 12♂︎ Mars16:17 – 17:03
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:03 – 18:17
- 2♀︎ Venus18:17 – 19:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:31 – 20:46
- 4☽︎ Moon20:46 – 22:00
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:00 – 23:15
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:15 – 00:29
- 7♂︎ Mars00:29 – 01:44
- 8☉︎ Sun01:44 – 02:58
- 9♀︎ Venus02:58 – 04:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:12 – 05:27
- 11☽︎ Moon05:27 – 06:41
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:41 – 07:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Wednesday, 11 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:54 and sets at 17:03: the day lasts 9h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 46 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:56, lasts 14h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:54 to 08:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.