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, 1 July 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:29
- Sunset
- 21:53
- Next sunrise
- 05:30
A day hour lasts 1h 22m; a night hour, 38 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:29 – 06:51
- 2☽︎ Moon06:51 – 08:13
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:13 – 09:35
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:35 – 10:57
- 5♂︎ Mars10:57 – 12:19
- 6☉︎ Sun12:19 – 13:41
- 7♀︎ Venus13:41 – 15:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury15:03 – 16:25
- 9☽︎ Moon16:25 – 17:47
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:47 – 19:09
- 11♃︎ Jupiter19:09 – 20:31
- 12♂︎ Mars20:31 – 21:53
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:53 – 22:31
- 2♀︎ Venus22:31 – 23:09
- 3☿︎ Mercury23:09 – 23:47
- 4☽︎ Moon23:47 – 00:25
- 5♄︎ Saturn00:25 – 01:03
- 6♃︎ Jupiter01:03 – 01:41
- 7♂︎ Mars01:41 – 02:19
- 8☉︎ Sun02:19 – 02:57
- 9♀︎ Venus02:57 – 03:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:35 – 04:14
- 11☽︎ Moon04:14 – 04:52
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:52 – 05:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Liège?
On Wednesday, 1 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:29 and sets at 21:53: the day lasts 16h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 22m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:30, lasts 7h 37m: twelve night hours of 38 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:29 to 06:51: 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.