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 Friday, 17 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:50
- Sunset
- 21:45
- Next sunrise
- 05:51
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:50 – 07:09
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:09 – 08:29
- 3☽︎ Moon08:29 – 09:49
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:49 – 11:08
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:08 – 12:28
- 6♂︎ Mars12:28 – 13:48
- 7☉︎ Sun13:48 – 15:07
- 8♀︎ Venus15:07 – 16:27
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:27 – 17:47
- 10☽︎ Moon17:47 – 19:06
- 11♄︎ Saturn19:06 – 20:26
- 12♃︎ Jupiter20:26 – 21:45
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars21:45 – 22:26
- 2☉︎ Sun22:26 – 23:06
- 3♀︎ Venus23:06 – 23:47
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:47 – 00:27
- 5☽︎ Moon00:27 – 01:08
- 6♄︎ Saturn01:08 – 01:48
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:48 – 02:29
- 8♂︎ Mars02:29 – 03:09
- 9☉︎ Sun03:09 – 03:49
- 10♀︎ Venus03:49 – 04:30
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:30 – 05:10
- 12☽︎ Moon05:10 – 05:51
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Charleroi?
On Friday, 17 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 21:45: the day lasts 15h 56m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:51, lasts 8h 05m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:50 to 07:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.