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 Sunday, 27 September 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:36
- Sunset
- 19:29
- Next sunrise
- 07:37
A day hour lasts 59 min; a night hour, 1h 01m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:36 – 08:35
- 2♀︎ Venus08:35 – 09:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:34 – 10:34
- 4☽︎ Moon10:34 – 11:33
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:33 – 12:33
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:33 – 13:32
- 7♂︎ Mars13:32 – 14:32
- 8☉︎ Sun14:32 – 15:31
- 9♀︎ Venus15:31 – 16:31
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:31 – 17:30
- 11☽︎ Moon17:30 – 18:30
- 12♄︎ Saturn18:30 – 19:29
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter19:29 – 20:30
- 2♂︎ Mars20:30 – 21:30
- 3☉︎ Sun21:30 – 22:31
- 4♀︎ Venus22:31 – 23:32
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:32 – 00:32
- 6☽︎ Moon00:32 – 01:33
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:33 – 02:34
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:34 – 03:34
- 9♂︎ Mars03:34 – 04:35
- 10☉︎ Sun04:35 – 05:36
- 11♀︎ Venus05:36 – 06:36
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:36 – 07:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Charleroi?
On Sunday, 27 September 2026, the Sun rises at 07:36 and sets at 19:29: the day lasts 11h 53m, that is twelve day hours of 59 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:37, lasts 12h 08m: twelve night hours of 1h 01m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:36 to 08:35: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.