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 Sunday, 19 July 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:52
- Sunset
- 21:43
- Next sunrise
- 05:53
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:52 – 07:11
- 2♀︎ Venus07:11 – 08:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:31 – 09:50
- 4☽︎ Moon09:50 – 11:09
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:09 – 12:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:28 – 13:48
- 7♂︎ Mars13:48 – 15:07
- 8☉︎ Sun15:07 – 16:26
- 9♀︎ Venus16:26 – 17:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:46 – 19:05
- 11☽︎ Moon19:05 – 20:24
- 12♄︎ Saturn20:24 – 21:43
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:43 – 22:24
- 2♂︎ Mars22:24 – 23:05
- 3☉︎ Sun23:05 – 23:46
- 4♀︎ Venus23:46 – 00:27
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:27 – 01:07
- 6☽︎ Moon01:07 – 01:48
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:48 – 02:29
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:29 – 03:10
- 9♂︎ Mars03:10 – 03:51
- 10☉︎ Sun03:51 – 04:32
- 11♀︎ Venus04:32 – 05:12
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:12 – 05:53
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Charleroi?
On Sunday, 19 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 21:43: the day lasts 15h 51m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:53, lasts 8h 10m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:52 to 07:11: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.