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 Thursday, 8 October 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 07:48
- Sunset
- 19:00
- Next sunrise
- 07:50
A day hour lasts 56 min; a night hour, 1h 04m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter07:48 – 08:44
- 2♂︎ Mars08:44 – 09:40
- 3☉︎ Sun09:40 – 10:36
- 4♀︎ Venus10:36 – 11:32
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:32 – 12:28
- 6☽︎ Moon12:28 – 13:24
- 7♄︎ Saturn13:24 – 14:20
- 8♃︎ Jupiter14:20 – 15:16
- 9♂︎ Mars15:16 – 16:12
- 10☉︎ Sun16:12 – 17:08
- 11♀︎ Venus17:08 – 18:04
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:04 – 19:00
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:00 – 20:04
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:04 – 21:09
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:09 – 22:13
- 4♂︎ Mars22:13 – 23:17
- 5☉︎ Sun23:17 – 00:21
- 6♀︎ Venus00:21 – 01:25
- 7☿︎ Mercury01:25 – 02:29
- 8☽︎ Moon02:29 – 03:33
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:33 – 04:38
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:38 – 05:42
- 11♂︎ Mars05:42 – 06:46
- 12☉︎ Sun06:46 – 07:50
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Liège?
On Thursday, 8 October 2026, the Sun rises at 07:48 and sets at 19:00: the day lasts 11h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 56 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:50, lasts 12h 50m: twelve night hours of 1h 04m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 07:48 to 08:44: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.