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, 2 June 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:35
- Sunset
- 21:45
- Next sunrise
- 05:34
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:35 – 06:56
- 2☉︎ Sun06:56 – 08:17
- 3♀︎ Venus08:17 – 09:38
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:38 – 10:58
- 5☽︎ Moon10:58 – 12:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:19 – 13:40
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:40 – 15:01
- 8♂︎ Mars15:01 – 16:22
- 9☉︎ Sun16:22 – 17:43
- 10♀︎ Venus17:43 – 19:03
- 11☿︎ Mercury19:03 – 20:24
- 12☽︎ Moon20:24 – 21:45
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:45 – 22:24
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:24 – 23:03
- 3♂︎ Mars23:03 – 23:42
- 4☉︎ Sun23:42 – 00:21
- 5♀︎ Venus00:21 – 01:01
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:01 – 01:40
- 7☽︎ Moon01:40 – 02:19
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:19 – 02:58
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:58 – 03:37
- 10♂︎ Mars03:37 – 04:16
- 11☉︎ Sun04:16 – 04:55
- 12♀︎ Venus04:55 – 05:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Charleroi?
On Tuesday, 2 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:35 and sets at 21:45: the day lasts 16h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:34, lasts 7h 49m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:35 to 06:56: 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.