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, 16 September 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:19
- Sunset
- 19:54
- Next sunrise
- 07:20
A day hour lasts 1h 03m; a night hour, 57 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:19 – 08:22
- 2☽︎ Moon08:22 – 09:24
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:24 – 10:27
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:27 – 11:30
- 5♂︎ Mars11:30 – 12:33
- 6☉︎ Sun12:33 – 13:36
- 7♀︎ Venus13:36 – 14:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:39 – 15:42
- 9☽︎ Moon15:42 – 16:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:45 – 17:48
- 11♃︎ Jupiter17:48 – 18:51
- 12♂︎ Mars18:51 – 19:54
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun19:54 – 20:51
- 2♀︎ Venus20:51 – 21:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury21:48 – 22:45
- 4☽︎ Moon22:45 – 23:42
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:42 – 00:40
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:40 – 01:37
- 7♂︎ Mars01:37 – 02:34
- 8☉︎ Sun02:34 – 03:31
- 9♀︎ Venus03:31 – 04:29
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:29 – 05:26
- 11☽︎ Moon05:26 – 06:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:23 – 07:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Charleroi?
On Wednesday, 16 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:19 and sets at 19:54: the day lasts 12h 35m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 03m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:20, lasts 11h 27m: twelve night hours of 57 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:19 to 08:22: 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.