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, 3 February 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:14
- Sunset
- 17:38
- Next sunrise
- 08:12
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:14 – 09:01
- 2☉︎ Sun09:01 – 09:48
- 3♀︎ Venus09:48 – 10:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:35 – 11:22
- 5☽︎ Moon11:22 – 12:09
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:09 – 12:56
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:56 – 13:43
- 8♂︎ Mars13:43 – 14:30
- 9☉︎ Sun14:30 – 15:17
- 10♀︎ Venus15:17 – 16:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury16:04 – 16:51
- 12☽︎ Moon16:51 – 17:38
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn17:38 – 18:51
- 2♃︎ Jupiter18:51 – 20:04
- 3♂︎ Mars20:04 – 21:17
- 4☉︎ Sun21:17 – 22:29
- 5♀︎ Venus22:29 – 23:42
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:42 – 00:55
- 7☽︎ Moon00:55 – 02:08
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:08 – 03:21
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:21 – 04:34
- 10♂︎ Mars04:34 – 05:46
- 11☉︎ Sun05:46 – 06:59
- 12♀︎ Venus06:59 – 08:12
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Charleroi?
On Tuesday, 3 February 2026, the Sun rises at 08:14 and sets at 17:38: the day lasts 9h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:12, lasts 14h 34m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:14 to 09:01: 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.