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 Monday, 26 January 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:25
- Sunset
- 17:24
- Next sunrise
- 08:23
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:25 – 09:10
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:10 – 09:55
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:55 – 10:40
- 4♂︎ Mars10:40 – 11:25
- 5☉︎ Sun11:25 – 12:10
- 6♀︎ Venus12:10 – 12:55
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:55 – 13:40
- 8☽︎ Moon13:40 – 14:24
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:24 – 15:09
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:09 – 15:54
- 11♂︎ Mars15:54 – 16:39
- 12☉︎ Sun16:39 – 17:24
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:24 – 18:39
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:39 – 19:54
- 3☽︎ Moon19:54 – 21:09
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:09 – 22:24
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:24 – 23:39
- 6♂︎ Mars23:39 – 00:54
- 7☉︎ Sun00:54 – 02:09
- 8♀︎ Venus02:09 – 03:24
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:24 – 04:39
- 10☽︎ Moon04:39 – 05:54
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:54 – 07:09
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:09 – 08:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Charleroi?
On Monday, 26 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:25 and sets at 17:24: the day lasts 9h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:23, lasts 14h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:25 to 09:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.