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 Wednesday, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:42
- Sunset
- 16:46
- Next sunrise
- 08:42
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:42 – 09:22
- 2☽︎ Moon09:22 – 10:03
- 3♄︎ Saturn10:03 – 10:43
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:43 – 11:24
- 5♂︎ Mars11:24 – 12:04
- 6☉︎ Sun12:04 – 12:44
- 7♀︎ Venus12:44 – 13:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:25 – 14:05
- 9☽︎ Moon14:05 – 14:45
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:45 – 15:26
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:26 – 16:06
- 12♂︎ Mars16:06 – 16:46
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:46 – 18:06
- 2♀︎ Venus18:06 – 19:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:26 – 20:45
- 4☽︎ Moon20:45 – 22:05
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:05 – 23:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:25 – 00:44
- 7♂︎ Mars00:44 – 02:04
- 8☉︎ Sun02:04 – 03:24
- 9♀︎ Venus03:24 – 04:43
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:43 – 06:03
- 11☽︎ Moon06:03 – 07:23
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:23 – 08:42
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Charleroi?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:42 and sets at 16:46: the day lasts 8h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:42, lasts 15h 56m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, 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: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.