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 Tuesday, 17 November 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:01
- Sunset
- 16:56
- Next sunrise
- 08:03
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:01 – 08:46
- 2☉︎ Sun08:46 – 09:30
- 3♀︎ Venus09:30 – 10:15
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:15 – 10:59
- 5☽︎ Moon10:59 – 11:44
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:44 – 12:28
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:28 – 13:13
- 8♂︎ Mars13:13 – 13:57
- 9☉︎ Sun13:57 – 14:42
- 10♀︎ Venus14:42 – 15:27
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:27 – 16:11
- 12☽︎ Moon16:11 – 16:56
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:56 – 18:11
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:11 – 19:27
- 3♂︎ Mars19:27 – 20:42
- 4☉︎ Sun20:42 – 21:58
- 5♀︎ Venus21:58 – 23:14
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:14 – 00:29
- 7☽︎ Moon00:29 – 01:45
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:45 – 03:00
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:00 – 04:16
- 10♂︎ Mars04:16 – 05:32
- 11☉︎ Sun05:32 – 06:47
- 12♀︎ Venus06:47 – 08:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mons?
On Tuesday, 17 November 2026, the Sun rises at 08:01 and sets at 16:56: the day lasts 8h 55m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:03, lasts 15h 07m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:01 to 08:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.