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, 15 January 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:33
- Sunset
- 17:00
- Next sunrise
- 08:32
A day hour lasts 42 min; a night hour, 1h 18m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:33 – 09:15
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:15 – 09:57
- 3♂︎ Mars09:57 – 10:40
- 4☉︎ Sun10:40 – 11:22
- 5♀︎ Venus11:22 – 12:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:04 – 12:47
- 7☽︎ Moon12:47 – 13:29
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:29 – 14:11
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:11 – 14:54
- 10♂︎ Mars14:54 – 15:36
- 11☉︎ Sun15:36 – 16:18
- 12♀︎ Venus16:18 – 17:00
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:00 – 18:18
- 2☽︎ Moon18:18 – 19:36
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:36 – 20:53
- 4♃︎ Jupiter20:53 – 22:11
- 5♂︎ Mars22:11 – 23:29
- 6☉︎ Sun23:29 – 00:46
- 7♀︎ Venus00:46 – 02:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:04 – 03:22
- 9☽︎ Moon03:22 – 04:39
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:39 – 05:57
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:57 – 07:14
- 12♂︎ Mars07:14 – 08:32
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Liège?
On Saturday, 15 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:33 and sets at 17:00: the day lasts 8h 28m, that is twelve day hours of 42 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:32, lasts 15h 32m: twelve night hours of 1h 18m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:33 to 09:15: 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.