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 Tuesday, 5 May 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 21:10
- Next sunrise
- 06:10
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars06:12 – 07:27
- 2☉︎ Sun07:27 – 08:42
- 3♀︎ Venus08:42 – 09:56
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:56 – 11:11
- 5☽︎ Moon11:11 – 12:26
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:26 – 13:41
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:41 – 14:56
- 8♂︎ Mars14:56 – 16:11
- 9☉︎ Sun16:11 – 17:25
- 10♀︎ Venus17:25 – 18:40
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:40 – 19:55
- 12☽︎ Moon19:55 – 21:10
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:10 – 21:55
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:55 – 22:40
- 3♂︎ Mars22:40 – 23:25
- 4☉︎ Sun23:25 – 00:10
- 5♀︎ Venus00:10 – 00:55
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:55 – 01:40
- 7☽︎ Moon01:40 – 02:25
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:25 – 03:10
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:10 – 03:55
- 10♂︎ Mars03:55 – 04:40
- 11☉︎ Sun04:40 – 05:25
- 12♀︎ Venus05:25 – 06:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mons?
On Tuesday, 5 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 21:10: the day lasts 14h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 9h 00m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 06:12 to 07:27: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.