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 Thursday, 4 June 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 05:34
- Sunset
- 21:47
- Next sunrise
- 05:33
A day hour lasts 1h 21m; a night hour, 39 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter05:34 – 06:55
- 2♂︎ Mars06:55 – 08:16
- 3☉︎ Sun08:16 – 09:37
- 4♀︎ Venus09:37 – 10:58
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:58 – 12:19
- 6☽︎ Moon12:19 – 13:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:40 – 15:01
- 8♃︎ Jupiter15:01 – 16:23
- 9♂︎ Mars16:23 – 17:44
- 10☉︎ Sun17:44 – 19:05
- 11♀︎ Venus19:05 – 20:26
- 12☿︎ Mercury20:26 – 21:47
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon21:47 – 22:26
- 2♄︎ Saturn22:26 – 23:05
- 3♃︎ Jupiter23:05 – 23:44
- 4♂︎ Mars23:44 – 00:22
- 5☉︎ Sun00:22 – 01:01
- 6♀︎ Venus01:01 – 01:40
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:40 – 02:19
- 8☽︎ Moon02:19 – 02:58
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:58 – 03:37
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:37 – 04:15
- 11♂︎ Mars04:15 – 04:54
- 12☉︎ Sun04:54 – 05:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Charleroi?
On Thursday, 4 June 2026, the Sun rises at 05:34 and sets at 21:47: the day lasts 16h 13m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 21m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:33, lasts 7h 46m: twelve night hours of 39 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 05:34 to 06:55: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.