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 Saturday, 19 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:38
- Sunset
- 16:39
- Next sunrise
- 08:39
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:38 – 09:18
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:18 – 09:59
- 3♂︎ Mars09:59 – 10:39
- 4☉︎ Sun10:39 – 11:19
- 5♀︎ Venus11:19 – 11:59
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:59 – 12:39
- 7☽︎ Moon12:39 – 13:19
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:19 – 13:59
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:59 – 14:39
- 10♂︎ Mars14:39 – 15:19
- 11☉︎ Sun15:19 – 15:59
- 12♀︎ Venus15:59 – 16:39
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:39 – 17:59
- 2☽︎ Moon17:59 – 19:19
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:19 – 20:39
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:39 – 21:59
- 5♂︎ Mars21:59 – 23:19
- 6☉︎ Sun23:19 – 00:39
- 7♀︎ Venus00:39 – 01:59
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:59 – 03:19
- 9☽︎ Moon03:19 – 04:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:39 – 05:59
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:59 – 07:19
- 12♂︎ Mars07:19 – 08:39
Other cities · Belgium
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Charleroi?
On Saturday, 19 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 08:39, lasts 16h 00m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, 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: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.