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 Friday, 16 October 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:08
- Sunset
- 18:50
- Next sunrise
- 08:09
A day hour lasts 54 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:08 – 09:01
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:01 – 09:55
- 3☽︎ Moon09:55 – 10:48
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:48 – 11:42
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:42 – 12:35
- 6♂︎ Mars12:35 – 13:29
- 7☉︎ Sun13:29 – 14:22
- 8♀︎ Venus14:22 – 15:16
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:16 – 16:09
- 10☽︎ Moon16:09 – 17:03
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:03 – 17:57
- 12♃︎ Jupiter17:57 – 18:50
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars18:50 – 19:57
- 2☉︎ Sun19:57 – 21:03
- 3♀︎ Venus21:03 – 22:10
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:10 – 23:16
- 5☽︎ Moon23:16 – 00:23
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:23 – 01:30
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:30 – 02:36
- 8♂︎ Mars02:36 – 03:43
- 9☉︎ Sun03:43 – 04:49
- 10♀︎ Venus04:49 – 05:56
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:56 – 07:03
- 12☽︎ Moon07:03 – 08:09
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mons?
On Friday, 16 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:08 and sets at 18:50: the day lasts 10h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 54 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:09, lasts 13h 19m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:08 to 09:01: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.