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 Thursday, 3 December 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:23
- Sunset
- 16:40
- Next sunrise
- 08:24
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:23 – 09:04
- 2♂︎ Mars09:04 – 09:46
- 3☉︎ Sun09:46 – 10:27
- 4♀︎ Venus10:27 – 11:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:08 – 11:50
- 6☽︎ Moon11:50 – 12:31
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:31 – 13:13
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:13 – 13:54
- 9♂︎ Mars13:54 – 14:36
- 10☉︎ Sun14:36 – 15:17
- 11♀︎ Venus15:17 – 15:59
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:59 – 16:40
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:40 – 17:59
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:59 – 19:17
- 3♃︎ Jupiter19:17 – 20:36
- 4♂︎ Mars20:36 – 21:55
- 5☉︎ Sun21:55 – 23:13
- 6♀︎ Venus23:13 – 00:32
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:32 – 01:51
- 8☽︎ Moon01:51 – 03:09
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:09 – 04:28
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:28 – 05:47
- 11♂︎ Mars05:47 – 07:05
- 12☉︎ Sun07:05 – 08:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Charleroi?
On Thursday, 3 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:23 and sets at 16:40: the day lasts 8h 17m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:24, lasts 15h 44m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:23 to 09:04: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.