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, 13 January 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:34
- Sunset
- 16:58
- Next sunrise
- 08:33
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:34 – 09:16
- 2☽︎ Moon09:16 – 09:58
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:58 – 10:40
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:40 – 11:22
- 5♂︎ Mars11:22 – 12:04
- 6☉︎ Sun12:04 – 12:46
- 7♀︎ Venus12:46 – 13:28
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:28 – 14:10
- 9☽︎ Moon14:10 – 14:52
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:52 – 15:34
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:34 – 16:16
- 12♂︎ Mars16:16 – 16:58
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:58 – 18:16
- 2♀︎ Venus18:16 – 19:34
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:34 – 20:52
- 4☽︎ Moon20:52 – 22:10
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:10 – 23:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:28 – 00:46
- 7♂︎ Mars00:46 – 02:04
- 8☉︎ Sun02:04 – 03:22
- 9♀︎ Venus03:22 – 04:40
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:40 – 05:57
- 11☽︎ Moon05:57 – 07:15
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:15 – 08:33
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Liège?
On Wednesday, 13 January 2027, the Sun rises at 08:34 and sets at 16:58: the day lasts 8h 24m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:33, lasts 15h 35m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:34 to 09:16: 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.