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, 23 January 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 08:25
- Sunset
- 17:14
- Next sunrise
- 08:23
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus08:25 – 09:09
- 2☿︎ Mercury09:09 – 09:53
- 3☽︎ Moon09:53 – 10:37
- 4♄︎ Saturn10:37 – 11:21
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:21 – 12:05
- 6♂︎ Mars12:05 – 12:49
- 7☉︎ Sun12:49 – 13:33
- 8♀︎ Venus13:33 – 14:18
- 9☿︎ Mercury14:18 – 15:02
- 10☽︎ Moon15:02 – 15:46
- 11♄︎ Saturn15:46 – 16:30
- 12♃︎ Jupiter16:30 – 17:14
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars17:14 – 18:30
- 2☉︎ Sun18:30 – 19:46
- 3♀︎ Venus19:46 – 21:01
- 4☿︎ Mercury21:01 – 22:17
- 5☽︎ Moon22:17 – 23:33
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:33 – 00:49
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:49 – 02:05
- 8♂︎ Mars02:05 – 03:20
- 9☉︎ Sun03:20 – 04:36
- 10♀︎ Venus04:36 – 05:52
- 11☿︎ Mercury05:52 – 07:08
- 12☽︎ Moon07:08 – 08:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Liège?
On Friday, 23 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:25 and sets at 17:14: the day lasts 8h 49m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:23, lasts 15h 09m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 08:25 to 09:09: 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.