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, 8 February 2027: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:06
- Sunset
- 17:46
- Next sunrise
- 08:04
A day hour lasts 48 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:06 – 08:54
- 2♄︎ Saturn08:54 – 09:43
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:43 – 10:31
- 4♂︎ Mars10:31 – 11:19
- 5☉︎ Sun11:19 – 12:08
- 6♀︎ Venus12:08 – 12:56
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:56 – 13:45
- 8☽︎ Moon13:45 – 14:33
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:33 – 15:21
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:21 – 16:10
- 11♂︎ Mars16:10 – 16:58
- 12☉︎ Sun16:58 – 17:46
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:46 – 18:58
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:58 – 20:09
- 3☽︎ Moon20:09 – 21:21
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:21 – 22:32
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:32 – 23:44
- 6♂︎ Mars23:44 – 00:55
- 7☉︎ Sun00:55 – 02:07
- 8♀︎ Venus02:07 – 03:18
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:18 – 04:30
- 10☽︎ Moon04:30 – 05:41
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:41 – 06:53
- 12♃︎ Jupiter06:53 – 08:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Charleroi?
On Monday, 8 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:06 and sets at 17:46: the day lasts 9h 40m, that is twelve day hours of 48 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:04, lasts 14h 18m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:06 to 08:54: 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.