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, 26 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:41
- Sunset
- 16:43
- Next sunrise
- 08:42
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:41 – 09:22
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:22 – 10:02
- 3♂︎ Mars10:02 – 10:42
- 4☉︎ Sun10:42 – 11:22
- 5♀︎ Venus11:22 – 12:02
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:02 – 12:42
- 7☽︎ Moon12:42 – 13:22
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:22 – 14:03
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:03 – 14:43
- 10♂︎ Mars14:43 – 15:23
- 11☉︎ Sun15:23 – 16:03
- 12♀︎ Venus16:03 – 16:43
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:43 – 18:03
- 2☽︎ Moon18:03 – 19:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:23 – 20:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:43 – 22:03
- 5♂︎ Mars22:03 – 23:23
- 6☉︎ Sun23:23 – 00:42
- 7♀︎ Venus00:42 – 02:02
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:02 – 03:22
- 9☽︎ Moon03:22 – 04:42
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:42 – 06:02
- 11♃︎ Jupiter06:02 – 07:22
- 12♂︎ Mars07:22 – 08:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Charleroi?
On Saturday, 26 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:41 and sets at 16:43: the day lasts 8h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:42, lasts 15h 59m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:41 to 09:22: 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.
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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.