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 Wednesday, 20 September 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:28
- Sunset
- 19:45
- Next sunrise
- 07:29
A day hour lasts 1h 01m; a night hour, 59 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:28 – 08:29
- 2☽︎ Moon08:29 – 09:30
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:30 – 10:32
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:32 – 11:33
- 5♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:35
- 6☉︎ Sun12:35 – 13:36
- 7♀︎ Venus13:36 – 14:38
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:38 – 15:39
- 9☽︎ Moon15:39 – 16:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:41 – 17:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:42 – 18:44
- 12♂︎ Mars18:44 – 19:45
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:45 – 20:44
- 2♀︎ Venus20:44 – 21:43
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:43 – 22:41
- 4☽︎ Moon22:41 – 23:40
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:40 – 00:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:39 – 01:37
- 7♂︎ Mars01:37 – 02:36
- 8☉︎ Sun02:36 – 03:34
- 9♀︎ Venus03:34 – 04:33
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:33 – 05:32
- 11☽︎ Moon05:32 – 06:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:30 – 07:29
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mons?
On Wednesday, 20 September 2028, the Sun rises at 07:28 and sets at 19:45: the day lasts 12h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 01m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:29, lasts 11h 44m: twelve night hours of 59 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:28 to 08:29: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.