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 Sunday, 5 April 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:12
- Sunset
- 20:22
- Next sunrise
- 07:09
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:12 – 08:17
- 2♀︎ Venus08:17 – 09:23
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:23 – 10:29
- 4☽︎ Moon10:29 – 11:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:35 – 12:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:41 – 13:47
- 7♂︎ Mars13:47 – 14:53
- 8☉︎ Sun14:53 – 15:59
- 9♀︎ Venus15:59 – 17:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:05 – 18:11
- 11☽︎ Moon18:11 – 19:16
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:16 – 20:22
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:22 – 21:16
- 2♂︎ Mars21:16 – 22:10
- 3☉︎ Sun22:10 – 23:04
- 4♀︎ Venus23:04 – 23:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:58 – 00:52
- 6☽︎ Moon00:52 – 01:46
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:46 – 02:40
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:40 – 03:34
- 9♂︎ Mars03:34 – 04:28
- 10☉︎ Sun04:28 – 05:22
- 11♀︎ Venus05:22 – 06:15
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:15 – 07:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mons?
On Sunday, 5 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:12 and sets at 20:22: the day lasts 13h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:09, lasts 10h 47m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:12 to 08:17: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.