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, 29 November 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:17
- Sunset
- 16:42
- Next sunrise
- 08:19
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:17 – 08:59
- 2♀︎ Venus08:59 – 09:41
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:41 – 10:24
- 4☽︎ Moon10:24 – 11:06
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:06 – 11:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:48 – 12:30
- 7♂︎ Mars12:30 – 13:12
- 8☉︎ Sun13:12 – 13:54
- 9♀︎ Venus13:54 – 14:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:36 – 15:18
- 11☽︎ Moon15:18 – 16:00
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:00 – 16:42
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:42 – 18:00
- 2♂︎ Mars18:00 – 19:18
- 3☉︎ Sun19:18 – 20:36
- 4♀︎ Venus20:36 – 21:54
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:54 – 23:13
- 6☽︎ Moon23:13 – 00:31
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:31 – 01:49
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:49 – 03:07
- 9♂︎ Mars03:07 – 04:25
- 10☉︎ Sun04:25 – 05:43
- 11♀︎ Venus05:43 – 07:01
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:01 – 08:19
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Charleroi?
On Sunday, 29 November 2026, the Sun rises at 08:17 and sets at 16:42: the day lasts 8h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:19, lasts 15h 36m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:17 to 08:59: 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.