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, 16 January 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:38
- Sunset
- 17:09
- Next sunrise
- 08:37
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:38 – 09:20
- 2♀︎ Venus09:20 – 10:03
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:03 – 10:46
- 4☽︎ Moon10:46 – 11:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:28 – 12:11
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:11 – 12:53
- 7♂︎ Mars12:53 – 13:36
- 8☉︎ Sun13:36 – 14:19
- 9♀︎ Venus14:19 – 15:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:01 – 15:44
- 11☽︎ Moon15:44 – 16:27
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:27 – 17:09
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:09 – 18:27
- 2♂︎ Mars18:27 – 19:44
- 3☉︎ Sun19:44 – 21:01
- 4♀︎ Venus21:01 – 22:18
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:18 – 23:36
- 6☽︎ Moon23:36 – 00:53
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:53 – 02:10
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:10 – 03:28
- 9♂︎ Mars03:28 – 04:45
- 10☉︎ Sun04:45 – 06:02
- 11♀︎ Venus06:02 – 07:20
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:20 – 08:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mons?
On Sunday, 16 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:38 and sets at 17:09: the day lasts 8h 31m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:37, lasts 15h 28m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:38 to 09:20: 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.