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, 6 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:26
- Sunset
- 16:39
- Next sunrise
- 08:28
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:26 – 09:07
- 2♀︎ Venus09:07 – 09:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:48 – 10:30
- 4☽︎ Moon10:30 – 11:11
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:11 – 11:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:52 – 12:33
- 7♂︎ Mars12:33 – 13:14
- 8☉︎ Sun13:14 – 13:55
- 9♀︎ Venus13:55 – 14:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:36 – 15:17
- 11☽︎ Moon15:17 – 15:58
- 12♄︎ Saturn15:58 – 16:39
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:39 – 17:58
- 2♂︎ Mars17:58 – 19:17
- 3☉︎ Sun19:17 – 20:36
- 4♀︎ Venus20:36 – 21:55
- 5☿︎ Mercury21:55 – 23:14
- 6☽︎ Moon23:14 – 00:33
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:33 – 01:52
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:52 – 03:11
- 9♂︎ Mars03:11 – 04:30
- 10☉︎ Sun04:30 – 05:49
- 11♀︎ Venus05:49 – 07:09
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:09 – 08:28
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Charleroi?
On Sunday, 6 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:26 and sets at 16:39: the day lasts 8h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:28, lasts 15h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:26 to 09:07: 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.