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 Wednesday, 8 January 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:37
- Sunset
- 16:52
- Next sunrise
- 08:36
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:37 – 09:18
- 2☽︎ Moon09:18 – 09:59
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:59 – 10:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:40 – 11:22
- 5♂︎ Mars11:22 – 12:03
- 6☉︎ Sun12:03 – 12:44
- 7♀︎ Venus12:44 – 13:25
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:25 – 14:07
- 9☽︎ Moon14:07 – 14:48
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:48 – 15:29
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:29 – 16:10
- 12♂︎ Mars16:10 – 16:52
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:52 – 18:10
- 2♀︎ Venus18:10 – 19:29
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:29 – 20:48
- 4☽︎ Moon20:48 – 22:07
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:07 – 23:25
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:25 – 00:44
- 7♂︎ Mars00:44 – 02:03
- 8☉︎ Sun02:03 – 03:21
- 9♀︎ Venus03:21 – 04:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:40 – 05:59
- 11☽︎ Moon05:59 – 07:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:17 – 08:36
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Liège?
On Wednesday, 8 January 2025, the Sun rises at 08:37 and sets at 16:52: the day lasts 8h 15m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:36, lasts 15h 45m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:37 to 09:18: 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.