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, 5 December 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:22
- Sunset
- 16:34
- Next sunrise
- 08:23
A day hour lasts 41 min; a night hour, 1h 19m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:22 – 09:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:03 – 09:44
- 3♂︎ Mars09:44 – 10:25
- 4☉︎ Sun10:25 – 11:06
- 5♀︎ Venus11:06 – 11:47
- 6☿︎ Mercury11:47 – 12:28
- 7☽︎ Moon12:28 – 13:09
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:09 – 13:50
- 9♃︎ Jupiter13:50 – 14:31
- 10♂︎ Mars14:31 – 15:12
- 11☉︎ Sun15:12 – 15:53
- 12♀︎ Venus15:53 – 16:34
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury16:34 – 17:53
- 2☽︎ Moon17:53 – 19:12
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:12 – 20:31
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:31 – 21:50
- 5♂︎ Mars21:50 – 23:09
- 6☉︎ Sun23:09 – 00:28
- 7♀︎ Venus00:28 – 01:47
- 8☿︎ Mercury01:47 – 03:06
- 9☽︎ Moon03:06 – 04:26
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:26 – 05:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:45 – 07:04
- 12♂︎ Mars07:04 – 08:23
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Liège?
On Saturday, 5 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:22 and sets at 16:34: the day lasts 8h 12m, that is twelve day hours of 41 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:23, lasts 15h 49m: twelve night hours of 1h 19m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:22 to 09:03: 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.