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, 9 February 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:04
- Sunset
- 17:48
- Next sunrise
- 08:03
A day hour lasts 49 min; a night hour, 1h 11m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:04 – 08:53
- 2☉︎ Sun08:53 – 09:42
- 3♀︎ Venus09:42 – 10:30
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:30 – 11:19
- 5☽︎ Moon11:19 – 12:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:08 – 12:56
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:56 – 13:45
- 8♂︎ Mars13:45 – 14:34
- 9☉︎ Sun14:34 – 15:22
- 10♀︎ Venus15:22 – 16:11
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:11 – 17:00
- 12☽︎ Moon17:00 – 17:48
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:48 – 18:59
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:59 – 20:11
- 3♂︎ Mars20:11 – 21:22
- 4☉︎ Sun21:22 – 22:33
- 5♀︎ Venus22:33 – 23:44
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:44 – 00:55
- 7☽︎ Moon00:55 – 02:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:07 – 03:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:18 – 04:29
- 10♂︎ Mars04:29 – 05:40
- 11☉︎ Sun05:40 – 06:51
- 12♀︎ Venus06:51 – 08:03
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Charleroi?
On Tuesday, 9 February 2027, the Sun rises at 08:04 and sets at 17:48: the day lasts 9h 44m, that is twelve day hours of 49 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:03, lasts 14h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 11m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:04 to 08:53: 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.