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 Monday, 11 January 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:39
- Sunset
- 17:01
- Next sunrise
- 08:38
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:39 – 09:21
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:21 – 10:03
- 3♃︎ Jupiter10:03 – 10:44
- 4♂︎ Mars10:44 – 11:26
- 5☉︎ Sun11:26 – 12:08
- 6♀︎ Venus12:08 – 12:50
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:50 – 13:32
- 8☽︎ Moon13:32 – 14:13
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:13 – 14:55
- 10♃︎ Jupiter14:55 – 15:37
- 11♂︎ Mars15:37 – 16:19
- 12☉︎ Sun16:19 – 17:01
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:01 – 18:19
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:19 – 19:37
- 3☽︎ Moon19:37 – 20:55
- 4♄︎ Saturn20:55 – 22:13
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:13 – 23:31
- 6♂︎ Mars23:31 – 00:49
- 7☉︎ Sun00:49 – 02:08
- 8♀︎ Venus02:08 – 03:26
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:26 – 04:44
- 10☽︎ Moon04:44 – 06:02
- 11♄︎ Saturn06:02 – 07:20
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:20 – 08:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Charleroi?
On Monday, 11 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:39 and sets at 17:01: the day lasts 8h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:38, lasts 15h 38m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:39 to 09:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.