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 November 2027: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 07:45
- Sunset
- 17:05
- Next sunrise
- 07:47
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars07:45 – 08:32
- 2☉︎ Sun08:32 – 09:19
- 3♀︎ Venus09:19 – 10:05
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:05 – 10:52
- 5☽︎ Moon10:52 – 11:39
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:39 – 12:25
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:25 – 13:12
- 8♂︎ Mars13:12 – 13:59
- 9☉︎ Sun13:59 – 14:45
- 10♀︎ Venus14:45 – 15:32
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:32 – 16:18
- 12☽︎ Moon16:18 – 17:05
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:05 – 18:19
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:19 – 19:32
- 3♂︎ Mars19:32 – 20:46
- 4☉︎ Sun20:46 – 21:59
- 5♀︎ Venus21:59 – 23:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:13 – 00:26
- 7☽︎ Moon00:26 – 01:40
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:40 – 02:53
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:53 – 04:07
- 10♂︎ Mars04:07 – 05:20
- 11☉︎ Sun05:20 – 06:34
- 12♀︎ Venus06:34 – 07:47
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Charleroi?
On Tuesday, 9 November 2027, the Sun rises at 07:45 and sets at 17:05: the day lasts 9h 20m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:47, lasts 14h 42m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 07:45 to 08:32: 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.