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, 2 May 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 21:03
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:15 – 07:29
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:29 – 08:43
- 3♂︎ Mars08:43 – 09:57
- 4☉︎ Sun09:57 – 11:11
- 5♀︎ Venus11:11 – 12:25
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:25 – 13:39
- 7☽︎ Moon13:39 – 14:53
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:53 – 16:07
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:07 – 17:21
- 10♂︎ Mars17:21 – 18:35
- 11☉︎ Sun18:35 – 19:49
- 12♀︎ Venus19:49 – 21:03
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:03 – 21:49
- 2☽︎ Moon21:49 – 22:35
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:35 – 23:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:21 – 00:07
- 5♂︎ Mars00:07 – 00:53
- 6☉︎ Sun00:53 – 01:38
- 7♀︎ Venus01:38 – 02:24
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:24 – 03:10
- 9☽︎ Moon03:10 – 03:56
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:56 – 04:42
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:42 – 05:28
- 12♂︎ Mars05:28 – 06:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Charleroi?
On Saturday, 2 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 21:03: the day lasts 14h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 9h 10m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:15 to 07:29: 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.