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, 19 May 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:49
- Sunset
- 21:28
- Next sunrise
- 05:48
A day hour lasts 1h 18m; a night hour, 42 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:49 – 07:07
- 2☉︎ Sun07:07 – 08:26
- 3♀︎ Venus08:26 – 09:44
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:44 – 11:02
- 5☽︎ Moon11:02 – 12:20
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:20 – 13:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:39 – 14:57
- 8♂︎ Mars14:57 – 16:15
- 9☉︎ Sun16:15 – 17:33
- 10♀︎ Venus17:33 – 18:52
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:52 – 20:10
- 12☽︎ Moon20:10 – 21:28
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:28 – 22:10
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:10 – 22:52
- 3♂︎ Mars22:52 – 23:33
- 4☉︎ Sun23:33 – 00:15
- 5♀︎ Venus00:15 – 00:56
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:56 – 01:38
- 7☽︎ Moon01:38 – 02:20
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:20 – 03:01
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:01 – 03:43
- 10♂︎ Mars03:43 – 04:25
- 11☉︎ Sun04:25 – 05:06
- 12♀︎ Venus05:06 – 05:48
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Charleroi?
On Tuesday, 19 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 21:28: the day lasts 15h 39m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 18m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:48, lasts 8h 19m: twelve night hours of 42 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:49 to 07:07: 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.