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 Monday, 3 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 21:23
- Next sunrise
- 06:14
A day hour lasts 1h 16m; a night hour, 44 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:12 – 07:28
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:28 – 08:44
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:44 – 10:00
- 4♂︎ Mars10:00 – 11:16
- 5☉︎ Sun11:16 – 12:32
- 6♀︎ Venus12:32 – 13:47
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:47 – 15:03
- 8☽︎ Moon15:03 – 16:19
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:19 – 17:35
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:35 – 18:51
- 11♂︎ Mars18:51 – 20:07
- 12☉︎ Sun20:07 – 21:23
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus21:23 – 22:07
- 2☿︎ Mercury22:07 – 22:51
- 3☽︎ Moon22:51 – 23:35
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:35 – 00:20
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:20 – 01:04
- 6♂︎ Mars01:04 – 01:48
- 7☉︎ Sun01:48 – 02:32
- 8♀︎ Venus02:32 – 03:17
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:17 – 04:01
- 10☽︎ Moon04:01 – 04:45
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:45 – 05:30
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:30 – 06:14
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Charleroi?
On Monday, 3 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 21:23: the day lasts 15h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 16m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:14, lasts 8h 51m: twelve night hours of 44 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:12 to 07:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.