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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, 23 December 2026: day of Mercury

Sunrise
08:46
Sunset
16:41
Next sunrise
08:47

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

Day

  1. 1☿︎ Mercury08:46 – 09:26
  2. 2☽︎ Moon09:26 – 10:06
  3. 3♄︎ Saturn10:06 – 10:45
  4. 4♃︎ Jupiter10:45 – 11:25
  5. 5♂︎ Mars11:25 – 12:04
  6. 6☉︎ Sun12:04 – 12:44
  7. 7♀︎ Venus12:44 – 13:23
  8. 8☿︎ Mercury13:23 – 14:03
  9. 9☽︎ Moon14:03 – 14:42
  10. 10♄︎ Saturn14:42 – 15:22
  11. 11♃︎ Jupiter15:22 – 16:01
  12. 12♂︎ Mars16:01 – 16:41

Night

  1. 1☉︎ Sun16:41 – 18:01
  2. 2♀︎ Venus18:01 – 19:22
  3. 3☿︎ Mercury19:22 – 20:42
  4. 4☽︎ Moon20:42 – 22:03
  5. 5♄︎ Saturn22:03 – 23:23
  6. 6♃︎ Jupiter23:23 – 00:44
  7. 7♂︎ Mars00:44 – 02:04
  8. 8☉︎ Sun02:04 – 03:25
  9. 9♀︎ Venus03:25 – 04:45
  10. 10☿︎ Mercury04:45 – 06:06
  11. 11☽︎ Moon06:06 – 07:26
  12. 12♄︎ Saturn07:26 – 08:47

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?

On Wednesday, 23 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:46 and sets at 16:41: the day lasts 7h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:47, lasts 16h 06m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.

Which planet rules the first hour that day?

Mercury, 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 Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury again.

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