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, 25 January 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:26
- Sunset
- 17:22
- Next sunrise
- 08:25
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:26 – 09:11
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:11 – 09:56
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:56 – 10:40
- 4♂︎ Mars10:40 – 11:25
- 5☉︎ Sun11:25 – 12:10
- 6♀︎ Venus12:10 – 12:54
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:54 – 13:39
- 8☽︎ Moon13:39 – 14:24
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:24 – 15:08
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:08 – 15:53
- 11♂︎ Mars15:53 – 16:38
- 12☉︎ Sun16:38 – 17:22
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:22 – 18:37
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:37 – 19:53
- 3☽︎ Moon19:53 – 21:08
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:08 – 22:23
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:23 – 23:38
- 6♂︎ Mars23:38 – 00:54
- 7☉︎ Sun00:54 – 02:09
- 8♀︎ Venus02:09 – 03:24
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:24 – 04:39
- 10☽︎ Moon04:39 – 05:55
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:55 – 07:10
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:10 – 08:25
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Charleroi?
On Monday, 25 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:26 and sets at 17:22: the day lasts 8h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:25, lasts 15h 03m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:26 to 09:11: 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.