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, 18 October 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 08:05
- Sunset
- 18:39
- Next sunrise
- 08:06
A day hour lasts 53 min; a night hour, 1h 07m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun08:05 – 08:58
- 2♀︎ Venus08:58 – 09:50
- 3☿︎ Mercury09:50 – 10:43
- 4☽︎ Moon10:43 – 11:36
- 5♄︎ Saturn11:36 – 12:29
- 6♃︎ Jupiter12:29 – 13:22
- 7♂︎ Mars13:22 – 14:15
- 8☉︎ Sun14:15 – 15:08
- 9♀︎ Venus15:08 – 16:01
- 10☿︎ Mercury16:01 – 16:53
- 11☽︎ Moon16:53 – 17:46
- 12♄︎ Saturn17:46 – 18:39
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter18:39 – 19:46
- 2♂︎ Mars19:46 – 20:54
- 3☉︎ Sun20:54 – 22:01
- 4♀︎ Venus22:01 – 23:08
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:08 – 00:16
- 6☽︎ Moon00:16 – 01:23
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:23 – 02:30
- 8♃︎ Jupiter02:30 – 03:37
- 9♂︎ Mars03:37 – 04:45
- 10☉︎ Sun04:45 – 05:52
- 11♀︎ Venus05:52 – 06:59
- 12☿︎ Mercury06:59 – 08:06
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Liège?
On Sunday, 18 October 2026, the Sun rises at 08:05 and sets at 18:39: the day lasts 10h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 53 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:06, lasts 13h 27m: twelve night hours of 1h 07m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 08:05 to 08:58: 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.