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 Sunday, 23 August 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 06:37
- Sunset
- 20:41
- Next sunrise
- 06:39
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun06:37 – 07:48
- 2♀︎ Venus07:48 – 08:58
- 3☿︎ Mercury08:58 – 10:08
- 4☽︎ Moon10:08 – 11:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:19 – 12:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:29 – 13:39
- 7♂︎ Mars13:39 – 14:50
- 8☉︎ Sun14:50 – 16:00
- 9♀︎ Venus16:00 – 17:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:10 – 18:21
- 11☽︎ Moon18:21 – 19:31
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:31 – 20:41
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter20:41 – 21:31
- 2♂︎ Mars21:31 – 22:21
- 3☉︎ Sun22:21 – 23:11
- 4♀︎ Venus23:11 – 00:01
- 5☿︎ Mercury00:01 – 00:50
- 6☽︎ Moon00:50 – 01:40
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:40 – 02:30
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:30 – 03:20
- 9♂︎ Mars03:20 – 04:09
- 10☉︎ Sun04:09 – 04:59
- 11♀︎ Venus04:59 – 05:49
- 12☿︎ Mercury05:49 – 06:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Liège?
On Sunday, 23 August 2026, the Sun rises at 06:37 and sets at 20:41: the day lasts 14h 04m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:39, lasts 9h 57m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 06:37 to 07:48: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.