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 Tuesday, 16 December 2025: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 08:33
- Sunset
- 16:33
- Next sunrise
- 08:34
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars08:33 – 09:13
- 2☉︎ Sun09:13 – 09:53
- 3♀︎ Venus09:53 – 10:33
- 4☿︎ Mercury10:33 – 11:13
- 5☽︎ Moon11:13 – 11:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn11:53 – 12:33
- 7♃︎ Jupiter12:33 – 13:13
- 8♂︎ Mars13:13 – 13:53
- 9☉︎ Sun13:53 – 14:33
- 10♀︎ Venus14:33 – 15:13
- 11☿︎ Mercury15:13 – 15:53
- 12☽︎ Moon15:53 – 16:33
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn16:33 – 17:53
- 2♃︎ Jupiter17:53 – 19:13
- 3♂︎ Mars19:13 – 20:33
- 4☉︎ Sun20:33 – 21:53
- 5♀︎ Venus21:53 – 23:13
- 6☿︎ Mercury23:13 – 00:33
- 7☽︎ Moon00:33 – 01:53
- 8♄︎ Saturn01:53 – 03:13
- 9♃︎ Jupiter03:13 – 04:33
- 10♂︎ Mars04:33 – 05:54
- 11☉︎ Sun05:54 – 07:14
- 12♀︎ Venus07:14 – 08:34
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Liège?
On Tuesday, 16 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:33 and sets at 16:33: the day lasts 8h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:34, lasts 16h 01m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 08:33 to 09:13: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.