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 Saturday, 22 August 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 06:36
- Sunset
- 20:43
- Next sunrise
- 06:37
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn06:36 – 07:46
- 2♃︎ Jupiter07:46 – 08:57
- 3♂︎ Mars08:57 – 10:08
- 4☉︎ Sun10:08 – 11:18
- 5♀︎ Venus11:18 – 12:29
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:29 – 13:40
- 7☽︎ Moon13:40 – 14:50
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:50 – 16:01
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:01 – 17:12
- 10♂︎ Mars17:12 – 18:22
- 11☉︎ Sun18:22 – 19:33
- 12♀︎ Venus19:33 – 20:43
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury20:43 – 21:33
- 2☽︎ Moon21:33 – 22:22
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:22 – 23:12
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:12 – 00:01
- 5♂︎ Mars00:01 – 00:51
- 6☉︎ Sun00:51 – 01:40
- 7♀︎ Venus01:40 – 02:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:30 – 03:19
- 9☽︎ Moon03:19 – 04:09
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:09 – 04:58
- 11♃︎ Jupiter04:58 – 05:48
- 12♂︎ Mars05:48 – 06:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Liège?
On Saturday, 22 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:36 and sets at 20:43: the day lasts 14h 08m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:37, lasts 9h 54m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 06:36 to 07:46: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn 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.