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 Wednesday, 24 December 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:41
- Sunset
- 16:42
- Next sunrise
- 08:41
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:41 – 09:21
- 2☽︎ Moon09:21 – 10:01
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:01 – 10:41
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:41 – 11:21
- 5♂︎ Mars11:21 – 12:01
- 6☉︎ Sun12:01 – 12:41
- 7♀︎ Venus12:41 – 13:22
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:22 – 14:02
- 9☽︎ Moon14:02 – 14:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:42 – 15:22
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:22 – 16:02
- 12♂︎ Mars16:02 – 16:42
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:42 – 18:02
- 2♀︎ Venus18:02 – 19:22
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:22 – 20:42
- 4☽︎ Moon20:42 – 22:02
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:02 – 23:22
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:22 – 00:42
- 7♂︎ Mars00:42 – 02:02
- 8☉︎ Sun02:02 – 03:21
- 9♀︎ Venus03:21 – 04:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:41 – 06:01
- 11☽︎ Moon06:01 – 07:21
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:21 – 08:41
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Charleroi?
On Wednesday, 24 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:41 and sets at 16:42: the day lasts 8h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:41, lasts 15h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:41 to 09:21: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.