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Planetary hours · Gent (Belgium)

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, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
08:36
Sunset
16:38
Next sunrise
08:37

A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury08:36 – 09:16
  2. 2☽︎ Moon09:16 – 09:56
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn09:56 – 10:36
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter10:36 – 11:16
  5. 5♂︎ Mars11:16 – 11:57
  6. 6☉︎ Sun11:57 – 12:37
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:37 – 13:17
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury13:17 – 13:57
  9. 9☽︎ Moon13:57 – 14:37
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn14:37 – 15:18
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter15:18 – 15:58
  12. 12♂︎ Mars15:58 – 16:38

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun16:38 – 17:58
  2. 2♀︎ Venus17:58 – 19:18
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury19:18 – 20:38
  4. 4☽︎ Moon20:38 – 21:58
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn21:58 – 23:17
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:17 – 00:37
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:37 – 01:57
  8. 8☉︎ Sun01:57 – 03:17
  9. 9♀︎ Venus03:17 – 04:37
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury04:37 – 05:57
  11. 11☽︎ Moon05:57 – 07:17
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn07:17 – 08:37

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?

On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:36 and sets at 16:38: the day lasts 8h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:37, lasts 15h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, from 08:36 to 09:16: 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.

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