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 Saturday, 9 January 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:40
- Sunset
- 16:58
- Next sunrise
- 08:39
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:40 – 09:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:21 – 10:03
- 3♂︎ Mars10:03 – 10:44
- 4☉︎ Sun10:44 – 11:26
- 5♀︎ Venus11:26 – 12:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:07 – 12:49
- 7☽︎ Moon12:49 – 13:30
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:30 – 14:12
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:12 – 14:53
- 10♂︎ Mars14:53 – 15:35
- 11☉︎ Sun15:35 – 16:16
- 12♀︎ Venus16:16 – 16:58
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:58 – 18:16
- 2☽︎ Moon18:16 – 19:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:35 – 20:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:53 – 22:12
- 5♂︎ Mars22:12 – 23:30
- 6☉︎ Sun23:30 – 00:49
- 7♀︎ Venus00:49 – 02:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:07 – 03:26
- 9☽︎ Moon03:26 – 04:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:44 – 06:03
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:03 – 07:21
- 12♂︎ Mars07:21 – 08:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Charleroi?
On Saturday, 9 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:40 and sets at 16:58: the day lasts 8h 18m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:39, lasts 15h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:40 to 09:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.