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 Wednesday, 1 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:35
- Sunset
- 21:56
- Next sunrise
- 05:35
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:35 – 06:56
- 2☽︎ Moon06:56 – 08:18
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:18 – 09:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:40 – 11:02
- 5♂︎ Mars11:02 – 12:24
- 6☉︎ Sun12:24 – 13:45
- 7♀︎ Venus13:45 – 15:07
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:07 – 16:29
- 9☽︎ Moon16:29 – 17:51
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:51 – 19:13
- 11♃︎ Jupiter19:13 – 20:35
- 12♂︎ Mars20:35 – 21:56
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:56 – 22:35
- 2♀︎ Venus22:35 – 23:13
- 3☿︎ Mercury23:13 – 23:51
- 4☽︎ Moon23:51 – 00:29
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:29 – 01:08
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:08 – 01:46
- 7♂︎ Mars01:46 – 02:24
- 8☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:02
- 9♀︎ Venus03:02 – 03:41
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:41 – 04:19
- 11☽︎ Moon04:19 – 04:57
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:57 – 05:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Charleroi?
On Wednesday, 1 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:35 and sets at 21:56: the day lasts 16h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:35, lasts 7h 39m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, 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 Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.