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, 2 September 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 20:23
- Next sunrise
- 07:00
A day hour lasts 1h 07m; a night hour, 53 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:58 – 08:05
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:05 – 09:12
- 3♂︎ Mars09:12 – 10:19
- 4☉︎ Sun10:19 – 11:27
- 5♀︎ Venus11:27 – 12:34
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:34 – 13:41
- 7☽︎ Moon13:41 – 14:48
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:48 – 15:55
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:55 – 17:02
- 10♂︎ Mars17:02 – 18:09
- 11☉︎ Sun18:09 – 19:16
- 12♀︎ Venus19:16 – 20:23
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:23 – 21:16
- 2☽︎ Moon21:16 – 22:09
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:09 – 23:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:02 – 23:55
- 5♂︎ Mars23:55 – 00:48
- 6☉︎ Sun00:48 – 01:42
- 7♀︎ Venus01:42 – 02:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:35 – 03:28
- 9☽︎ Moon03:28 – 04:21
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:21 – 05:14
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:14 – 06:07
- 12♂︎ Mars06:07 – 07:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Charleroi?
On Saturday, 2 September 2028, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 20:23: the day lasts 13h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 07m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:00, lasts 10h 37m: twelve night hours of 53 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:58 to 08:05: 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.