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, 14 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:59
- Sunset
- 16:58
- Next sunrise
- 08:01
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:59 – 08:44
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:44 – 09:29
- 3♂︎ Mars09:29 – 10:14
- 4☉︎ Sun10:14 – 10:59
- 5♀︎ Venus10:59 – 11:44
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:44 – 12:29
- 7☽︎ Moon12:29 – 13:14
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:14 – 13:59
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:59 – 14:44
- 10♂︎ Mars14:44 – 15:28
- 11☉︎ Sun15:28 – 16:13
- 12♀︎ Venus16:13 – 16:58
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:58 – 18:14
- 2☽︎ Moon18:14 – 19:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:29 – 20:44
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:44 – 21:59
- 5♂︎ Mars21:59 – 23:14
- 6☉︎ Sun23:14 – 00:30
- 7♀︎ Venus00:30 – 01:45
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:45 – 03:00
- 9☽︎ Moon03:00 – 04:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:15 – 05:30
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:30 – 06:46
- 12♂︎ Mars06:46 – 08:01
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Saturday, 14 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:59 and sets at 16:58: the day lasts 8h 59m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:01, lasts 15h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:59 to 08:44: 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.