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, 23 January 2028: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:31
- Sunset
- 17:20
- Next sunrise
- 08:30
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:31 – 09:15
- 2♀︎ Venus09:15 – 09:59
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:59 – 10:43
- 4☽︎ Moon10:43 – 11:27
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:27 – 12:12
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:12 – 12:56
- 7♂︎ Mars12:56 – 13:40
- 8☉︎ Sun13:40 – 14:24
- 9♀︎ Venus14:24 – 15:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury15:08 – 15:52
- 11☽︎ Moon15:52 – 16:36
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:36 – 17:20
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:20 – 18:36
- 2♂︎ Mars18:36 – 19:52
- 3☉︎ Sun19:52 – 21:08
- 4♀︎ Venus21:08 – 22:23
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:23 – 23:39
- 6☽︎ Moon23:39 – 00:55
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:55 – 02:11
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:11 – 03:27
- 9♂︎ Mars03:27 – 04:42
- 10☉︎ Sun04:42 – 05:58
- 11♀︎ Venus05:58 – 07:14
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:14 – 08:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mons?
On Sunday, 23 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:31 and sets at 17:20: the day lasts 8h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:30, lasts 15h 10m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:31 to 09:15: 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.