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, 8 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:22
- Sunset
- 21:16
- Next sunrise
- 06:23
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:22 – 07:36
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:36 – 08:51
- 3♂︎ Mars08:51 – 10:05
- 4☉︎ Sun10:05 – 11:20
- 5♀︎ Venus11:20 – 12:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:34 – 13:49
- 7☽︎ Moon13:49 – 15:03
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:03 – 16:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:18 – 17:33
- 10♂︎ Mars17:33 – 18:47
- 11☉︎ Sun18:47 – 20:02
- 12♀︎ Venus20:02 – 21:16
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:16 – 22:02
- 2☽︎ Moon22:02 – 22:47
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:47 – 23:33
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:33 – 00:18
- 5♂︎ Mars00:18 – 01:04
- 6☉︎ Sun01:04 – 01:50
- 7♀︎ Venus01:50 – 02:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:35 – 03:21
- 9☽︎ Moon03:21 – 04:06
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:06 – 04:52
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:52 – 05:37
- 12♂︎ Mars05:37 – 06:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mons?
On Saturday, 8 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:22 and sets at 21:16: the day lasts 14h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:23, lasts 9h 07m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:22 to 07:36: 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.