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, 17 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:33
- Sunset
- 20:57
- Next sunrise
- 06:35
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:33 – 07:45
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:45 – 08:57
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:57 – 10:09
- 4♂︎ Mars10:09 – 11:21
- 5☉︎ Sun11:21 – 12:33
- 6♀︎ Venus12:33 – 13:45
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:45 – 14:57
- 8☽︎ Moon14:57 – 16:09
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:09 – 17:21
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:21 – 18:33
- 11♂︎ Mars18:33 – 19:45
- 12☉︎ Sun19:45 – 20:57
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:57 – 21:46
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:46 – 22:34
- 3☽︎ Moon22:34 – 23:22
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:22 – 00:10
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:10 – 00:58
- 6♂︎ Mars00:58 – 01:46
- 7☉︎ Sun01:46 – 02:34
- 8♀︎ Venus02:34 – 03:22
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:22 – 04:10
- 10☽︎ Moon04:10 – 04:58
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:58 – 05:47
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:47 – 06:35
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Charleroi?
On Monday, 17 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:33 and sets at 20:57: the day lasts 14h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:35, lasts 9h 37m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:33 to 07:45: 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.