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, 8 May 2027: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:05
- Sunset
- 21:12
- Next sunrise
- 06:04
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:05 – 07:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:21 – 08:37
- 3♂︎ Mars08:37 – 09:52
- 4☉︎ Sun09:52 – 11:08
- 5♀︎ Venus11:08 – 12:23
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:23 – 13:39
- 7☽︎ Moon13:39 – 14:54
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:54 – 16:10
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:10 – 17:25
- 10♂︎ Mars17:25 – 18:41
- 11☉︎ Sun18:41 – 19:56
- 12♀︎ Venus19:56 – 21:12
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:12 – 21:56
- 2☽︎ Moon21:56 – 22:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:41 – 23:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:25 – 00:09
- 5♂︎ Mars00:09 – 00:54
- 6☉︎ Sun00:54 – 01:38
- 7♀︎ Venus01:38 – 02:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:22 – 03:07
- 9☽︎ Moon03:07 – 03:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:51 – 04:35
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:35 – 05:20
- 12♂︎ Mars05:20 – 06:04
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Charleroi?
On Saturday, 8 May 2027, the Sun rises at 06:05 and sets at 21:12: the day lasts 15h 07m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:04, lasts 8h 52m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:05 to 07:21: 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.