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, 17 January 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:34
- Sunset
- 17:10
- Next sunrise
- 08:33
A day hour lasts 43 min; a night hour, 1h 17m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:34 – 09:17
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:17 – 10:00
- 3♂︎ Mars10:00 – 10:43
- 4☉︎ Sun10:43 – 11:26
- 5♀︎ Venus11:26 – 12:09
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:09 – 12:52
- 7☽︎ Moon12:52 – 13:35
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:35 – 14:18
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:18 – 15:01
- 10♂︎ Mars15:01 – 15:44
- 11☉︎ Sun15:44 – 16:27
- 12♀︎ Venus16:27 – 17:10
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:10 – 18:27
- 2☽︎ Moon18:27 – 19:44
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:44 – 21:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:01 – 22:18
- 5♂︎ Mars22:18 – 23:35
- 6☉︎ Sun23:35 – 00:52
- 7♀︎ Venus00:52 – 02:09
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:09 – 03:26
- 9☽︎ Moon03:26 – 04:43
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:43 – 06:00
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:00 – 07:16
- 12♂︎ Mars07:16 – 08:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Charleroi?
On Saturday, 17 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:34 and sets at 17:10: the day lasts 8h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 43 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:33, lasts 15h 24m: twelve night hours of 1h 17m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:34 to 09:17: 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.