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, 22 December 2027: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:36
- Sunset
- 16:35
- Next sunrise
- 08:37
A day hour lasts 40 min; a night hour, 1h 20m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:36 – 09:16
- 2☽︎ Moon09:16 – 09:56
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:56 – 10:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:36 – 11:16
- 5♂︎ Mars11:16 – 11:56
- 6☉︎ Sun11:56 – 12:36
- 7♀︎ Venus12:36 – 13:16
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:16 – 13:55
- 9☽︎ Moon13:55 – 14:35
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:35 – 15:15
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:15 – 15:55
- 12♂︎ Mars15:55 – 16:35
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:35 – 17:55
- 2♀︎ Venus17:55 – 19:15
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:15 – 20:35
- 4☽︎ Moon20:35 – 21:56
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:56 – 23:16
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:16 – 00:36
- 7♂︎ Mars00:36 – 01:56
- 8☉︎ Sun01:56 – 03:16
- 9♀︎ Venus03:16 – 04:36
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:36 – 05:57
- 11☽︎ Moon05:57 – 07:17
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:17 – 08:37
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Liège?
On Wednesday, 22 December 2027, the Sun rises at 08:36 and sets at 16:35: the day lasts 7h 58m, that is twelve day hours of 40 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:37, lasts 16h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 20m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:36 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.