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 Saturday, 18 July 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 05:51
- Sunset
- 21:44
- Next sunrise
- 05:52
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn05:51 – 07:10
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:10 – 08:30
- 3♂︎ Mars08:30 – 09:49
- 4☉︎ Sun09:49 – 11:09
- 5♀︎ Venus11:09 – 12:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:28 – 13:48
- 7☽︎ Moon13:48 – 15:07
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:07 – 16:27
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:27 – 17:46
- 10♂︎ Mars17:46 – 19:06
- 11☉︎ Sun19:06 – 20:25
- 12♀︎ Venus20:25 – 21:44
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:44 – 22:25
- 2☽︎ Moon22:25 – 23:06
- 3♄︎ Saturn23:06 – 23:46
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:46 – 00:27
- 5♂︎ Mars00:27 – 01:08
- 6☉︎ Sun01:08 – 01:48
- 7♀︎ Venus01:48 – 02:29
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:29 – 03:10
- 9☽︎ Moon03:10 – 03:50
- 10♄︎ Saturn03:50 – 04:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:31 – 05:11
- 12♂︎ Mars05:11 – 05:52
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Charleroi?
On Saturday, 18 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:51 and sets at 21:44: the day lasts 15h 54m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:52, lasts 8h 08m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 05:51 to 07:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.