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, 17 October 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:03
- Sunset
- 18:41
- Next sunrise
- 08:05
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:03 – 08:56
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:56 – 09:49
- 3♂︎ Mars09:49 – 10:43
- 4☉︎ Sun10:43 – 11:36
- 5♀︎ Venus11:36 – 12:29
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:29 – 13:22
- 7☽︎ Moon13:22 – 14:15
- 8♄︎ Saturn14:15 – 15:09
- 9♃︎ Jupiter15:09 – 16:02
- 10♂︎ Mars16:02 – 16:55
- 11☉︎ Sun16:55 – 17:48
- 12♀︎ Venus17:48 – 18:41
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury18:41 – 19:48
- 2☽︎ Moon19:48 – 20:55
- 3♄︎ Saturn20:55 – 22:02
- 4♃︎ Jupiter22:02 – 23:09
- 5♂︎ Mars23:09 – 00:16
- 6☉︎ Sun00:16 – 01:23
- 7♀︎ Venus01:23 – 02:30
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:30 – 03:37
- 9☽︎ Moon03:37 – 04:44
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:44 – 05:51
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:51 – 06:58
- 12♂︎ Mars06:58 – 08:05
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Liège?
On Saturday, 17 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:03 and sets at 18:41: the day lasts 10h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:05, lasts 13h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:03 to 08:56: 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.