Planetary hours
in Mons.
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, 24 January 2024: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:30
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Next sunrise
- 08:29
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:30 – 09:14
- 2☽︎ Moon09:14 – 09:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:59 – 10:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:43 – 11:27
- 5♂︎ Mars11:27 – 12:12
- 6☉︎ Sun12:12 – 12:56
- 7♀︎ Venus12:56 – 13:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:40 – 14:25
- 9☽︎ Moon14:25 – 15:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:09 – 15:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:53 – 16:38
- 12♂︎ Mars16:38 – 17:22
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:22 – 18:37
- 2♀︎ Venus18:37 – 19:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:53 – 21:09
- 4☽︎ Moon21:09 – 22:24
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:24 – 23:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:40 – 00:55
- 7♂︎ Mars00:55 – 02:11
- 8☉︎ Sun02:11 – 03:26
- 9♀︎ Venus03:26 – 04:42
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:42 – 05:58
- 11☽︎ Moon05:58 – 07:13
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:13 – 08:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mons?
On Wednesday, 24 January 2024, the Sun rises at 08:30 and sets at 17:22: the day lasts 8h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:29, lasts 15h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:30 to 09:14: 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.
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.