Planetary hours
in Charleroi.
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 Tuesday, 3 December 2024: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:23
- Sunset
- 16:40
- Next sunrise
- 08:25
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:23 – 09:05
- 2☉︎ Sun09:05 – 09:46
- 3♀︎ Venus09:46 – 10:27
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:27 – 11:09
- 5☽︎ Moon11:09 – 11:50
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:50 – 12:32
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:32 – 13:13
- 8♂︎ Mars13:13 – 13:54
- 9☉︎ Sun13:54 – 14:36
- 10♀︎ Venus14:36 – 15:17
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:17 – 15:58
- 12☽︎ Moon15:58 – 16:40
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:40 – 17:59
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:59 – 19:17
- 3♂︎ Mars19:17 – 20:36
- 4☉︎ Sun20:36 – 21:55
- 5♀︎ Venus21:55 – 23:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:13 – 00:32
- 7☽︎ Moon00:32 – 01:51
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:51 – 03:10
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:10 – 04:28
- 10♂︎ Mars04:28 – 05:47
- 11☉︎ Sun05:47 – 07:06
- 12♀︎ Venus07:06 – 08:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Charleroi?
On Tuesday, 3 December 2024, the Sun rises at 08:23 and sets at 16:40: the day lasts 8h 16m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:25, lasts 15h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:23 to 09:05: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.