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, 3 October 2029: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:47
- Sunset
- 19:17
- Next sunrise
- 07:49
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 03m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:47 – 08:45
- 2☽︎ Moon08:45 – 09:42
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:42 – 10:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:40 – 11:37
- 5♂︎ Mars11:37 – 12:35
- 6☉︎ Sun12:35 – 13:32
- 7♀︎ Venus13:32 – 14:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:30 – 15:27
- 9☽︎ Moon15:27 – 16:25
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:25 – 17:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:22 – 18:20
- 12♂︎ Mars18:20 – 19:17
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:17 – 20:20
- 2♀︎ Venus20:20 – 21:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:22 – 22:25
- 4☽︎ Moon22:25 – 23:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:28 – 00:30
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:30 – 01:33
- 7♂︎ Mars01:33 – 02:36
- 8☉︎ Sun02:36 – 03:38
- 9♀︎ Venus03:38 – 04:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:41 – 05:44
- 11☽︎ Moon05:44 – 06:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:46 – 07:49
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Mons?
On Wednesday, 3 October 2029, the Sun rises at 07:47 and sets at 19:17: the day lasts 11h 30m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:49, lasts 12h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 03m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:47 to 08:45: 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.