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 Thursday, 20 August 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:38
- Sunset
- 20:51
- Next sunrise
- 06:39
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:38 – 07:49
- 2♂︎ Mars07:49 – 09:00
- 3☉︎ Sun09:00 – 10:11
- 4♀︎ Venus10:11 – 11:22
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:22 – 12:33
- 6☽︎ Moon12:33 – 13:45
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:45 – 14:56
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:56 – 16:07
- 9♂︎ Mars16:07 – 17:18
- 10☉︎ Sun17:18 – 18:29
- 11♀︎ Venus18:29 – 19:40
- 12☿︎ Mercury19:40 – 20:51
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon20:51 – 21:40
- 2♄︎ Saturn21:40 – 22:29
- 3♃︎ Jupiter22:29 – 23:18
- 4♂︎ Mars23:18 – 00:07
- 5☉︎ Sun00:07 – 00:56
- 6♀︎ Venus00:56 – 01:45
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:45 – 02:34
- 8☽︎ Moon02:34 – 03:23
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:23 – 04:12
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:12 – 05:01
- 11♂︎ Mars05:01 – 05:50
- 12☉︎ Sun05:50 – 06:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Charleroi?
On Thursday, 20 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:38 and sets at 20:51: the day lasts 14h 14m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:39, lasts 9h 48m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:38 to 07:49: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.