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 Monday, 20 April 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:40
- Sunset
- 20:46
- Next sunrise
- 06:38
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:40 – 07:51
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:51 – 09:01
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:01 – 10:12
- 4♂︎ Mars10:12 – 11:22
- 5☉︎ Sun11:22 – 12:33
- 6♀︎ Venus12:33 – 13:43
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:43 – 14:54
- 8☽︎ Moon14:54 – 16:04
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:04 – 17:15
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:15 – 18:25
- 11♂︎ Mars18:25 – 19:36
- 12☉︎ Sun19:36 – 20:46
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:46 – 21:36
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:36 – 22:25
- 3☽︎ Moon22:25 – 23:14
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:14 – 00:04
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:04 – 00:53
- 6♂︎ Mars00:53 – 01:42
- 7☉︎ Sun01:42 – 02:31
- 8♀︎ Venus02:31 – 03:21
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:21 – 04:10
- 10☽︎ Moon04:10 – 04:59
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:59 – 05:49
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:49 – 06:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mons?
On Monday, 20 April 2026, the Sun rises at 06:40 and sets at 20:46: the day lasts 14h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:38, lasts 9h 52m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:40 to 07:51: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.