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 Wednesday, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:15
- Sunset
- 21:19
- Next sunrise
- 06:17
A day hour lasts 1h 15m; a night hour, 45 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:15 – 07:31
- 2☽︎ Moon07:31 – 08:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:46 – 10:01
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:01 – 11:17
- 5♂︎ Mars11:17 – 12:32
- 6☉︎ Sun12:32 – 13:47
- 7♀︎ Venus13:47 – 15:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:03 – 16:18
- 9☽︎ Moon16:18 – 17:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:33 – 18:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:49 – 20:04
- 12♂︎ Mars20:04 – 21:19
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:19 – 22:04
- 2♀︎ Venus22:04 – 22:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:49 – 23:34
- 4☽︎ Moon23:34 – 00:18
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:18 – 01:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:03 – 01:48
- 7♂︎ Mars01:48 – 02:33
- 8☉︎ Sun02:33 – 03:18
- 9♀︎ Venus03:18 – 04:02
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:02 – 04:47
- 11☽︎ Moon04:47 – 05:32
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:32 – 06:17
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Charleroi?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:15 and sets at 21:19: the day lasts 15h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 15m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:17, lasts 8h 57m: twelve night hours of 45 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:15 to 07:31: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.