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 Monday, 17 August 2026: day of the Moon
- Sunrise
- 06:28
- Sunset
- 20:53
- Next sunrise
- 06:30
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☽︎ Moon06:28 – 07:40
- 2♄︎ Saturn07:40 – 08:52
- 3♃︎ Jupiter08:52 – 10:04
- 4♂︎ Mars10:04 – 11:17
- 5☉︎ Sun11:17 – 12:29
- 6♀︎ Venus12:29 – 13:41
- 7☿︎ Mercury13:41 – 14:53
- 8☽︎ Moon14:53 – 16:05
- 9♄︎ Saturn16:05 – 17:17
- 10♃︎ Jupiter17:17 – 18:29
- 11♂︎ Mars18:29 – 19:41
- 12☉︎ Sun19:41 – 20:53
Night
- 1♀︎ Venus20:53 – 21:41
- 2☿︎ Mercury21:41 – 22:29
- 3☽︎ Moon22:29 – 23:18
- 4♄︎ Saturn23:18 – 00:06
- 5♃︎ Jupiter00:06 – 00:54
- 6♂︎ Mars00:54 – 01:42
- 7☉︎ Sun01:42 – 02:30
- 8♀︎ Venus02:30 – 03:18
- 9☿︎ Mercury03:18 – 04:06
- 10☽︎ Moon04:06 – 04:54
- 11♄︎ Saturn04:54 – 05:42
- 12♃︎ Jupiter05:42 – 06:30
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Liège?
On Monday, 17 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 20:53: the day lasts 14h 25m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:30, lasts 9h 36m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Moon, from 06:28 to 07:40: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, then the Moon 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.