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, 8 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 07:44
- Sunset
- 17:06
- Next sunrise
- 07:46
A day hour lasts 47 min; a night hour, 1h 13m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun07:44 – 08:31
- 2♀︎ Venus08:31 – 09:18
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:18 – 10:05
- 4☽︎ Moon10:05 – 10:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:51 – 11:38
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:38 – 12:25
- 7♂︎ Mars12:25 – 13:12
- 8☉︎ Sun13:12 – 13:59
- 9♀︎ Venus13:59 – 14:46
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:46 – 15:33
- 11☽︎ Moon15:33 – 16:19
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:19 – 17:06
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter17:06 – 18:20
- 2♂︎ Mars18:20 – 19:33
- 3☉︎ Sun19:33 – 20:46
- 4♀︎ Venus20:46 – 21:59
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:59 – 23:13
- 6☽︎ Moon23:13 – 00:26
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:26 – 01:39
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:39 – 02:53
- 9♂︎ Mars02:53 – 04:06
- 10☉︎ Sun04:06 – 05:19
- 11♀︎ Venus05:19 – 06:32
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:32 – 07:46
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Charleroi?
On Sunday, 8 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:44 and sets at 17:06: the day lasts 9h 22m, that is twelve day hours of 47 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:46, lasts 14h 40m: twelve night hours of 1h 13m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 07:44 to 08:31: 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.