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 Friday, 12 December 2025: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:30
- Sunset
- 16:32
- Next sunrise
- 08:30
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:30 – 09:10
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:10 – 09:50
- 3☽︎ Moon09:50 – 10:30
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:30 – 11:10
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:10 – 11:51
- 6♂︎ Mars11:51 – 12:31
- 7☉︎ Sun12:31 – 13:11
- 8♀︎ Venus13:11 – 13:51
- 9☿︎ Mercury13:51 – 14:32
- 10☽︎ Moon14:32 – 15:12
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:12 – 15:52
- 12♃︎ Jupiter15:52 – 16:32
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars16:32 – 17:52
- 2☉︎ Sun17:52 – 19:12
- 3♀︎ Venus19:12 – 20:32
- 4☿︎ Mercury20:32 – 21:52
- 5☽︎ Moon21:52 – 23:12
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:12 – 00:31
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:31 – 01:51
- 8♂︎ Mars01:51 – 03:11
- 9☉︎ Sun03:11 – 04:31
- 10♀︎ Venus04:31 – 05:51
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:51 – 07:11
- 12☽︎ Moon07:11 – 08:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Liège?
On Friday, 12 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:30 and sets at 16:32: the day lasts 8h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:30, lasts 15h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:30 to 09:10: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.