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, 2 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:13
- Sunset
- 21:26
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:13 – 07:29
- 2♀︎ Venus07:29 – 08:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:45 – 10:01
- 4☽︎ Moon10:01 – 11:17
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:17 – 12:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:33 – 13:50
- 7♂︎ Mars13:50 – 15:06
- 8☉︎ Sun15:06 – 16:22
- 9♀︎ Venus16:22 – 17:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:38 – 18:54
- 11☽︎ Moon18:54 – 20:10
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:10 – 21:26
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:26 – 22:10
- 2♂︎ Mars22:10 – 22:54
- 3☉︎ Sun22:54 – 23:38
- 4♀︎ Venus23:38 – 00:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:22 – 01:06
- 6☽︎ Moon01:06 – 01:50
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:50 – 02:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:34 – 03:18
- 9♂︎ Mars03:18 – 04:02
- 10☉︎ Sun04:02 – 04:46
- 11♀︎ Venus04:46 – 05:30
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:30 – 06:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mons?
On Sunday, 2 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:13 and sets at 21:26: the day lasts 15h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 8h 48m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:13 to 07:29: 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.