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, 16 December 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:36
- Sunset
- 16:38
- Next sunrise
- 08:37
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:36 – 09:17
- 2☉︎ Sun09:17 – 09:57
- 3♀︎ Venus09:57 – 10:37
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:37 – 11:17
- 5☽︎ Moon11:17 – 11:57
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:57 – 12:37
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:37 – 13:18
- 8♂︎ Mars13:18 – 13:58
- 9☉︎ Sun13:58 – 14:38
- 10♀︎ Venus14:38 – 15:18
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:18 – 15:58
- 12☽︎ Moon15:58 – 16:38
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:38 – 17:58
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:58 – 19:18
- 3♂︎ Mars19:18 – 20:38
- 4☉︎ Sun20:38 – 21:58
- 5♀︎ Venus21:58 – 23:18
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:18 – 00:38
- 7☽︎ Moon00:38 – 01:58
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:58 – 03:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:18 – 04:37
- 10♂︎ Mars04:37 – 05:57
- 11☉︎ Sun05:57 – 07:17
- 12♀︎ Venus07:17 – 08:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Charleroi?
On Tuesday, 16 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:36 and sets at 16:38: the day lasts 8h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:37, lasts 15h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:36 to 09:17: 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.