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, 19 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:54
- Sunset
- 21:45
- Next sunrise
- 05:55
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:54 – 07:13
- 2♀︎ Venus07:13 – 08:32
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:32 – 09:52
- 4☽︎ Moon09:52 – 11:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:11 – 12:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:30 – 13:50
- 7♂︎ Mars13:50 – 15:09
- 8☉︎ Sun15:09 – 16:28
- 9♀︎ Venus16:28 – 17:48
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:48 – 19:07
- 11☽︎ Moon19:07 – 20:26
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:26 – 21:45
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:45 – 22:26
- 2♂︎ Mars22:26 – 23:07
- 3☉︎ Sun23:07 – 23:48
- 4♀︎ Venus23:48 – 00:29
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:29 – 01:09
- 6☽︎ Moon01:09 – 01:50
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:50 – 02:31
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:31 – 03:12
- 9♂︎ Mars03:12 – 03:53
- 10☉︎ Sun03:53 – 04:33
- 11♀︎ Venus04:33 – 05:14
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:14 – 05:55
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mons?
On Sunday, 19 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:54 and sets at 21:45: the day lasts 15h 52m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:55, lasts 8h 10m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:54 to 07:13: 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.