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, 22 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:43
- Sunset
- 20:50
- Next sunrise
- 06:44
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:43 – 07:53
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:53 – 09:04
- 3♂︎ Mars09:04 – 10:14
- 4☉︎ Sun10:14 – 11:25
- 5♀︎ Venus11:25 – 12:36
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:36 – 13:46
- 7☽︎ Moon13:46 – 14:57
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:57 – 16:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:07 – 17:18
- 10♂︎ Mars17:18 – 18:28
- 11☉︎ Sun18:28 – 19:39
- 12♀︎ Venus19:39 – 20:50
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:50 – 21:39
- 2☽︎ Moon21:39 – 22:29
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:29 – 23:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:18 – 00:08
- 5♂︎ Mars00:08 – 00:57
- 6☉︎ Sun00:57 – 01:47
- 7♀︎ Venus01:47 – 02:36
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:36 – 03:26
- 9☽︎ Moon03:26 – 04:15
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:15 – 05:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:05 – 05:55
- 12♂︎ Mars05:55 – 06:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mons?
On Saturday, 22 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:43 and sets at 20:50: the day lasts 14h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:44, lasts 9h 55m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:43 to 07:53: 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.