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, 27 December 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:42
- Sunset
- 16:44
- Next sunrise
- 08:42
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:42 – 09:22
- 2♀︎ Venus09:22 – 10:02
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:02 – 10:42
- 4☽︎ Moon10:42 – 11:22
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:22 – 12:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:03 – 12:43
- 7♂︎ Mars12:43 – 13:23
- 8☉︎ Sun13:23 – 14:03
- 9♀︎ Venus14:03 – 14:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:43 – 15:24
- 11☽︎ Moon15:24 – 16:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:04 – 16:44
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:44 – 18:04
- 2♂︎ Mars18:04 – 19:24
- 3☉︎ Sun19:24 – 20:43
- 4♀︎ Venus20:43 – 22:03
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:03 – 23:23
- 6☽︎ Moon23:23 – 00:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:43 – 02:03
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:03 – 03:23
- 9♂︎ Mars03:23 – 04:42
- 10☉︎ Sun04:42 – 06:02
- 11♀︎ Venus06:02 – 07:22
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:22 – 08:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Charleroi?
On Sunday, 27 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:42 and sets at 16:44: the day lasts 8h 02m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:42, lasts 15h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:42 to 09:22: 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.