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, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 20:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:38
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury06:36 – 07:48
- 2☽︎ Moon07:48 – 08:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:59 – 10:11
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:11 – 11:22
- 5♂︎ Mars11:22 – 12:33
- 6☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:45
- 7♀︎ Venus13:45 – 14:56
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:56 – 16:08
- 9☽︎ Moon16:08 – 17:19
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:19 – 18:31
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:31 – 19:42
- 12♂︎ Mars19:42 – 20:53
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:53 – 21:42
- 2♀︎ Venus21:42 – 22:31
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:31 – 23:20
- 4☽︎ Moon23:20 – 00:08
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:08 – 00:57
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:57 – 01:46
- 7♂︎ Mars01:46 – 02:34
- 8☉︎ Sun02:34 – 03:23
- 9♀︎ Venus03:23 – 04:12
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:12 – 05:00
- 11☽︎ Moon05:00 – 05:49
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:49 – 06:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Charleroi?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:36 and sets at 20:53: the day lasts 14h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:38, lasts 9h 44m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 06:36 to 07:48: 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.