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, 3 January 2027: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:44
- Sunset
- 16:52
- Next sunrise
- 08:44
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:44 – 09:25
- 2♀︎ Venus09:25 – 10:05
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:05 – 10:46
- 4☽︎ Moon10:46 – 11:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:27 – 12:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:07 – 12:48
- 7♂︎ Mars12:48 – 13:29
- 8☉︎ Sun13:29 – 14:10
- 9♀︎ Venus14:10 – 14:50
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:50 – 15:31
- 11☽︎ Moon15:31 – 16:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:12 – 16:52
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:52 – 18:12
- 2♂︎ Mars18:12 – 19:31
- 3☉︎ Sun19:31 – 20:50
- 4♀︎ Venus20:50 – 22:10
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:10 – 23:29
- 6☽︎ Moon23:29 – 00:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:48 – 02:07
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:07 – 03:27
- 9♂︎ Mars03:27 – 04:46
- 10☉︎ Sun04:46 – 06:05
- 11♀︎ Venus06:05 – 07:25
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:25 – 08:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mons?
On Sunday, 3 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:44 and sets at 16:52: the day lasts 8h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:44, lasts 15h 52m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:44 to 09:25: 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.