Planetary hours
in Liège.
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, 5 January 2025: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:38
- Sunset
- 16:48
- Next sunrise
- 08:37
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:38 – 09:19
- 2♀︎ Venus09:19 – 10:00
- 3☿︎ Mercury10:00 – 10:40
- 4☽︎ Moon10:40 – 11:21
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:21 – 12:02
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:02 – 12:43
- 7♂︎ Mars12:43 – 13:24
- 8☉︎ Sun13:24 – 14:05
- 9♀︎ Venus14:05 – 14:45
- 10☿︎ Mercury14:45 – 15:26
- 11☽︎ Moon15:26 – 16:07
- 12♄︎ Saturn16:07 – 16:48
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter16:48 – 18:07
- 2♂︎ Mars18:07 – 19:26
- 3☉︎ Sun19:26 – 20:45
- 4♀︎ Venus20:45 – 22:04
- 5☿︎ Mercury22:04 – 23:24
- 6☽︎ Moon23:24 – 00:43
- 7♄︎ Saturn00:43 – 02:02
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:02 – 03:21
- 9♂︎ Mars03:21 – 04:40
- 10☉︎ Sun04:40 – 05:59
- 11♀︎ Venus05:59 – 07:18
- 12☿︎ Mercury07:18 – 08:37
Other cities · Belgium
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Liège?
On Sunday, 5 January 2025, the Sun rises at 08:38 and sets at 16:48: the day lasts 8h 10m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:37, lasts 15h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:38 to 09:19: 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.
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.