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 Saturday, 7 November 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:42
- Sunset
- 17:08
- Next sunrise
- 07:44
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:42 – 08:30
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:30 – 09:17
- 3♂︎ Mars09:17 – 10:04
- 4☉︎ Sun10:04 – 10:51
- 5♀︎ Venus10:51 – 11:38
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:38 – 12:25
- 7☽︎ Moon12:25 – 13:12
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:12 – 13:59
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:59 – 14:46
- 10♂︎ Mars14:46 – 15:34
- 11☉︎ Sun15:34 – 16:21
- 12♀︎ Venus16:21 – 17:08
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:08 – 18:21
- 2☽︎ Moon18:21 – 19:34
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:34 – 20:47
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:47 – 22:00
- 5♂︎ Mars22:00 – 23:13
- 6☉︎ Sun23:13 – 00:26
- 7♀︎ Venus00:26 – 01:39
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:39 – 02:52
- 9☽︎ Moon02:52 – 04:05
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:05 – 05:18
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:18 – 06:31
- 12♂︎ Mars06:31 – 07:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Charleroi?
On Saturday, 7 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:42 and sets at 17:08: the day lasts 9h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:44, lasts 14h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:42 to 08:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.