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 Tuesday, 22 December 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:46
- Sunset
- 16:40
- Next sunrise
- 08:46
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:46 – 09:26
- 2☉︎ Sun09:26 – 10:05
- 3♀︎ Venus10:05 – 10:45
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:45 – 11:24
- 5☽︎ Moon11:24 – 12:04
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:04 – 12:43
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:43 – 13:23
- 8♂︎ Mars13:23 – 14:02
- 9☉︎ Sun14:02 – 14:42
- 10♀︎ Venus14:42 – 15:21
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:21 – 16:01
- 12☽︎ Moon16:01 – 16:40
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:40 – 18:01
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:01 – 19:21
- 3♂︎ Mars19:21 – 20:42
- 4☉︎ Sun20:42 – 22:02
- 5♀︎ Venus22:02 – 23:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:23 – 00:43
- 7☽︎ Moon00:43 – 02:04
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:04 – 03:24
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:24 – 04:45
- 10♂︎ Mars04:45 – 06:05
- 11☉︎ Sun06:05 – 07:26
- 12♀︎ Venus07:26 – 08:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?
On Tuesday, 22 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:46 and sets at 16:40: the day lasts 7h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:46, lasts 16h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:46 to 09:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.