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 Friday, 18 December 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:38
- Sunset
- 16:39
- Next sunrise
- 08:38
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:38 – 09:18
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:18 – 09:58
- 3☽︎ Moon09:58 – 10:38
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:38 – 11:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:18 – 11:58
- 6♂︎ Mars11:58 – 12:38
- 7☉︎ Sun12:38 – 13:18
- 8♀︎ Venus13:18 – 13:58
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:58 – 14:39
- 10☽︎ Moon14:39 – 15:19
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:19 – 15:59
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:59 – 16:39
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:39 – 17:59
- 2☉︎ Sun17:59 – 19:19
- 3♀︎ Venus19:19 – 20:39
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:39 – 21:59
- 5☽︎ Moon21:59 – 23:19
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:19 – 00:39
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:39 – 01:59
- 8♂︎ Mars01:59 – 03:19
- 9☉︎ Sun03:19 – 04:38
- 10♀︎ Venus04:38 – 05:58
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:58 – 07:18
- 12☽︎ Moon07:18 – 08:38
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Charleroi?
On Friday, 18 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:38 and sets at 16:39: the day lasts 8h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:38, lasts 16h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:38 to 09:18: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.