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 Saturday, 2 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:17
- Sunset
- 21:05
- Next sunrise
- 06:15
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:17 – 07:31
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:31 – 08:45
- 3♂︎ Mars08:45 – 09:59
- 4☉︎ Sun09:59 – 11:13
- 5♀︎ Venus11:13 – 12:27
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:27 – 13:41
- 7☽︎ Moon13:41 – 14:55
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:55 – 16:09
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:09 – 17:23
- 10♂︎ Mars17:23 – 18:37
- 11☉︎ Sun18:37 – 19:51
- 12♀︎ Venus19:51 – 21:05
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:05 – 21:51
- 2☽︎ Moon21:51 – 22:37
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:37 – 23:23
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:23 – 00:09
- 5♂︎ Mars00:09 – 00:54
- 6☉︎ Sun00:54 – 01:40
- 7♀︎ Venus01:40 – 02:26
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:26 – 03:12
- 9☽︎ Moon03:12 – 03:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:58 – 04:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:44 – 05:30
- 12♂︎ Mars05:30 – 06:15
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mons?
On Saturday, 2 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:17 and sets at 21:05: the day lasts 14h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:15, lasts 9h 10m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:17 to 07:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.