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 Wednesday, 18 November 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 07:57
- Sunset
- 16:47
- Next sunrise
- 07:59
A day hour lasts 44 min; a night hour, 1h 16m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury07:57 – 08:41
- 2☽︎ Moon08:41 – 09:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:25 – 10:10
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:10 – 10:54
- 5♂︎ Mars10:54 – 11:38
- 6☉︎ Sun11:38 – 12:22
- 7♀︎ Venus12:22 – 13:06
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:06 – 13:51
- 9☽︎ Moon13:51 – 14:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:35 – 15:19
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:19 – 16:03
- 12♂︎ Mars16:03 – 16:47
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:47 – 18:03
- 2♀︎ Venus18:03 – 19:19
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:19 – 20:35
- 4☽︎ Moon20:35 – 21:51
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:51 – 23:07
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:07 – 00:23
- 7♂︎ Mars00:23 – 01:39
- 8☉︎ Sun01:39 – 02:55
- 9♀︎ Venus02:55 – 04:11
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:11 – 05:27
- 11☽︎ Moon05:27 – 06:43
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:43 – 07:59
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Liège?
On Wednesday, 18 November 2026, the Sun rises at 07:57 and sets at 16:47: the day lasts 8h 50m, that is twelve day hours of 44 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:59, lasts 15h 11m: twelve night hours of 1h 16m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 07:57 to 08:41: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, then Mercury 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.