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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 Thursday, 24 December 2026: day of Jupiter

Sunrise
08:47
Sunset
16:42
Next sunrise
08:47

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

Day

  1. 1♃︎ Jupiter08:47 – 09:26
  2. 2♂︎ Mars09:26 – 10:06
  3. 3☉︎ Sun10:06 – 10:46
  4. 4♀︎ Venus10:46 – 11:25
  5. 5☿︎ Mercury11:25 – 12:05
  6. 6☽︎ Moon12:05 – 12:44
  7. 7♄︎ Saturn12:44 – 13:24
  8. 8♃︎ Jupiter13:24 – 14:03
  9. 9♂︎ Mars14:03 – 14:43
  10. 10☉︎ Sun14:43 – 15:22
  11. 11♀︎ Venus15:22 – 16:02
  12. 12☿︎ Mercury16:02 – 16:42

Night

  1. 1☽︎ Moon16:42 – 18:02
  2. 2♄︎ Saturn18:02 – 19:22
  3. 3♃︎ Jupiter19:22 – 20:43
  4. 4♂︎ Mars20:43 – 22:03
  5. 5☉︎ Sun22:03 – 23:24
  6. 6♀︎ Venus23:24 – 00:44
  7. 7☿︎ Mercury00:44 – 02:05
  8. 8☽︎ Moon02:05 – 03:25
  9. 9♄︎ Saturn03:25 – 04:46
  10. 10♃︎ Jupiter04:46 – 06:06
  11. 11♂︎ Mars06:06 – 07:27
  12. 12☉︎ Sun07:27 – 08:47

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Questions

How are the planetary hours calculated in Gent?

On Thursday, 24 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:47 and sets at 16:42: the day lasts 7h 55m, 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?

Jupiter, from 08:47 to 09:26: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter again.

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