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 Tuesday, 21 July 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:55
- Sunset
- 21:41
- Next sunrise
- 05:56
A day hour lasts 1h 19m; a night hour, 41 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:55 – 07:13
- 2☉︎ Sun07:13 – 08:32
- 3♀︎ Venus08:32 – 09:51
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:51 – 11:10
- 5☽︎ Moon11:10 – 12:29
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:29 – 13:48
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:48 – 15:07
- 8♂︎ Mars15:07 – 16:26
- 9☉︎ Sun16:26 – 17:44
- 10♀︎ Venus17:44 – 19:03
- 11☿︎ Mercury19:03 – 20:22
- 12☽︎ Moon20:22 – 21:41
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn21:41 – 22:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter22:22 – 23:04
- 3♂︎ Mars23:04 – 23:45
- 4☉︎ Sun23:45 – 00:26
- 5♀︎ Venus00:26 – 01:07
- 6☿︎ Mercury01:07 – 01:48
- 7☽︎ Moon01:48 – 02:30
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:30 – 03:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:11 – 03:52
- 10♂︎ Mars03:52 – 04:33
- 11☉︎ Sun04:33 – 05:15
- 12♀︎ Venus05:15 – 05:56
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Charleroi?
On Tuesday, 21 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 21:41: the day lasts 15h 47m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 19m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:56, lasts 8h 15m: twelve night hours of 41 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:55 to 07:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.