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, 1 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:11
- Sunset
- 21:28
- Next sunrise
- 06:13
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:11 – 07:28
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:28 – 08:44
- 3♂︎ Mars08:44 – 10:00
- 4☉︎ Sun10:00 – 11:17
- 5♀︎ Venus11:17 – 12:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:33 – 13:50
- 7☽︎ Moon13:50 – 15:06
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:06 – 16:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:22 – 17:39
- 10♂︎ Mars17:39 – 18:55
- 11☉︎ Sun18:55 – 20:11
- 12♀︎ Venus20:11 – 21:28
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:28 – 22:12
- 2☽︎ Moon22:12 – 22:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:55 – 23:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:39 – 00:23
- 5♂︎ Mars00:23 – 01:07
- 6☉︎ Sun01:07 – 01:50
- 7♀︎ Venus01:50 – 02:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:34 – 03:18
- 9☽︎ Moon03:18 – 04:02
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:02 – 04:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:45 – 05:29
- 12♂︎ Mars05:29 – 06:13
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mons?
On Saturday, 1 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:11 and sets at 21:28: the day lasts 15h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:13, lasts 8h 45m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:11 to 07:28: 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.