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, 13 January 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:38
- Sunset
- 17:04
- Next sunrise
- 08:37
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:38 – 09:20
- 2☉︎ Sun09:20 – 10:02
- 3♀︎ Venus10:02 – 10:44
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:44 – 11:26
- 5☽︎ Moon11:26 – 12:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:08 – 12:51
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:51 – 13:33
- 8♂︎ Mars13:33 – 14:15
- 9☉︎ Sun14:15 – 14:57
- 10♀︎ Venus14:57 – 15:39
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:39 – 16:22
- 12☽︎ Moon16:22 – 17:04
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:04 – 18:21
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:21 – 19:39
- 3♂︎ Mars19:39 – 20:57
- 4☉︎ Sun20:57 – 22:15
- 5♀︎ Venus22:15 – 23:32
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:32 – 00:50
- 7☽︎ Moon00:50 – 02:08
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:08 – 03:26
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:26 – 04:44
- 10♂︎ Mars04:44 – 06:01
- 11☉︎ Sun06:01 – 07:19
- 12♀︎ Venus07:19 – 08:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Charleroi?
On Tuesday, 13 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:38 and sets at 17:04: the day lasts 8h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:37, lasts 15h 33m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:38 to 09:20: 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.