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 Wednesday, 22 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 21:42
- Next sunrise
- 05:59
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:58 – 07:16
- 2☽︎ Moon07:16 – 08:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:35 – 09:54
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:54 – 11:12
- 5♂︎ Mars11:12 – 12:31
- 6☉︎ Sun12:31 – 13:50
- 7♀︎ Venus13:50 – 15:08
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:08 – 16:27
- 9☽︎ Moon16:27 – 17:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:46 – 19:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter19:05 – 20:23
- 12♂︎ Mars20:23 – 21:42
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:42 – 22:23
- 2♀︎ Venus22:23 – 23:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury23:05 – 23:46
- 4☽︎ Moon23:46 – 00:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:28 – 01:09
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:09 – 01:50
- 7♂︎ Mars01:50 – 02:32
- 8☉︎ Sun02:32 – 03:13
- 9♀︎ Venus03:13 – 03:55
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:55 – 04:36
- 11☽︎ Moon04:36 – 05:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:17 – 05:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mons?
On Wednesday, 22 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 21:42: the day lasts 15h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:59, lasts 8h 17m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:58 to 07:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.