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 Sunday, 5 April 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:10
- Sunset
- 20:20
- Next sunrise
- 07:07
A day hour lasts 1h 06m; a night hour, 54 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:10 – 08:16
- 2♀︎ Venus08:16 – 09:21
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:21 – 10:27
- 4☽︎ Moon10:27 – 11:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:33 – 12:39
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:39 – 13:45
- 7♂︎ Mars13:45 – 14:51
- 8☉︎ Sun14:51 – 15:57
- 9♀︎ Venus15:57 – 17:03
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:03 – 18:09
- 11☽︎ Moon18:09 – 19:14
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:14 – 20:20
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:20 – 21:14
- 2♂︎ Mars21:14 – 22:08
- 3☉︎ Sun22:08 – 23:02
- 4♀︎ Venus23:02 – 23:56
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:56 – 00:50
- 6☽︎ Moon00:50 – 01:44
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:44 – 02:38
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:38 – 03:32
- 9♂︎ Mars03:32 – 04:26
- 10☉︎ Sun04:26 – 05:20
- 11♀︎ Venus05:20 – 06:14
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:14 – 07:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Charleroi?
On Sunday, 5 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:10 and sets at 20:20: the day lasts 13h 11m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 06m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:07, lasts 10h 47m: twelve night hours of 54 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:10 to 08:16: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.