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 Sunday, 28 December 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:42
- Sunset
- 16:45
- Next sunrise
- 08:42
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:42 – 09:22
- 2♀︎ Venus09:22 – 10:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:02 – 10:43
- 4☽︎ Moon10:43 – 11:23
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:23 – 12:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:03 – 12:43
- 7♂︎ Mars12:43 – 13:24
- 8☉︎ Sun13:24 – 14:04
- 9♀︎ Venus14:04 – 14:44
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:44 – 15:24
- 11☽︎ Moon15:24 – 16:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:05 – 16:45
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:45 – 18:05
- 2♂︎ Mars18:05 – 19:24
- 3☉︎ Sun19:24 – 20:44
- 4♀︎ Venus20:44 – 22:04
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:04 – 23:24
- 6☽︎ Moon23:24 – 00:44
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:44 – 02:03
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:03 – 03:23
- 9♂︎ Mars03:23 – 04:43
- 10☉︎ Sun04:43 – 06:03
- 11♀︎ Venus06:03 – 07:22
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:22 – 08:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Charleroi?
On Sunday, 28 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:42 and sets at 16:45: the day lasts 8h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:42, lasts 15h 57m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:42 to 09:22: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.