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, 6 October 2029: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:50
- Sunset
- 19:09
- Next sunrise
- 07:52
A day hour lasts 57 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:50 – 08:47
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:47 – 09:43
- 3♂︎ Mars09:43 – 10:40
- 4☉︎ Sun10:40 – 11:36
- 5♀︎ Venus11:36 – 12:33
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:33 – 13:29
- 7☽︎ Moon13:29 – 14:26
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:26 – 15:22
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:22 – 16:19
- 10♂︎ Mars16:19 – 17:16
- 11☉︎ Sun17:16 – 18:12
- 12♀︎ Venus18:12 – 19:09
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury19:09 – 20:12
- 2☽︎ Moon20:12 – 21:16
- 3♄︎ Saturn21:16 – 22:19
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:19 – 23:23
- 5♂︎ Mars23:23 – 00:27
- 6☉︎ Sun00:27 – 01:30
- 7♀︎ Venus01:30 – 02:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:34 – 03:37
- 9☽︎ Moon03:37 – 04:41
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:41 – 05:44
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:44 – 06:48
- 12♂︎ Mars06:48 – 07:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Charleroi?
On Saturday, 6 October 2029, the Sun rises at 07:50 and sets at 19:09: the day lasts 11h 19m, that is twelve day hours of 57 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:52, lasts 12h 43m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:50 to 08:47: 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.