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, 1 May 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 06:12
- Sunset
- 20:58
- Next sunrise
- 06:10
A day hour lasts 1h 14m; a night hour, 46 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus06:12 – 07:26
- 2☿︎ Mercury07:26 – 08:40
- 3☽︎ Moon08:40 – 09:53
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:53 – 11:07
- 5♃︎ Jupiter11:07 – 12:21
- 6♂︎ Mars12:21 – 13:35
- 7☉︎ Sun13:35 – 14:49
- 8♀︎ Venus14:49 – 16:02
- 9☿︎ Mercury16:02 – 17:16
- 10☽︎ Moon17:16 – 18:30
- 11♄︎ Saturn18:30 – 19:44
- 12♃︎ Jupiter19:44 – 20:58
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars20:58 – 21:44
- 2☉︎ Sun21:44 – 22:30
- 3♀︎ Venus22:30 – 23:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury23:16 – 00:02
- 5☽︎ Moon00:02 – 00:48
- 6♄︎ Saturn00:48 – 01:34
- 7♃︎ Jupiter01:34 – 02:20
- 8♂︎ Mars02:20 – 03:06
- 9☉︎ Sun03:06 – 03:52
- 10♀︎ Venus03:52 – 04:38
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:38 – 05:24
- 12☽︎ Moon05:24 – 06:10
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Liège?
On Friday, 1 May 2026, the Sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 20:58: the day lasts 14h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 14m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:10, lasts 9h 12m: twelve night hours of 46 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 06:12 to 07:26: 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.