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, 2 February 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 08:15
- Sunset
- 17:36
- Next sunrise
- 08:14
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon08:15 – 09:02
- 2♄︎ Saturn09:02 – 09:49
- 3♃︎ Jupiter09:49 – 10:35
- 4♂︎ Mars10:35 – 11:22
- 5☉︎ Sun11:22 – 12:09
- 6♀︎ Venus12:09 – 12:56
- 7☿︎ Mercury12:56 – 13:43
- 8☽︎ Moon13:43 – 14:29
- 9♄︎ Saturn14:29 – 15:16
- 10♃︎ Jupiter15:16 – 16:03
- 11♂︎ Mars16:03 – 16:50
- 12☉︎ Sun16:50 – 17:36
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus17:36 – 18:49
- 2☿︎ Mercury18:49 – 20:03
- 3☽︎ Moon20:03 – 21:16
- 4♄︎ Saturn21:16 – 22:29
- 5♃︎ Jupiter22:29 – 23:42
- 6♂︎ Mars23:42 – 00:55
- 7☉︎ Sun00:55 – 02:08
- 8♀︎ Venus02:08 – 03:21
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:21 – 04:34
- 10☽︎ Moon04:34 – 05:47
- 11♄︎ Saturn05:47 – 07:00
- 12♃︎ Jupiter07:00 – 08:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Charleroi?
On Monday, 2 February 2026, the Sun rises at 08:15 and sets at 17:36: the day lasts 9h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:14, lasts 14h 37m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 08:15 to 09:02: 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.