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, 26 January 2028: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:22
- Sunset
- 17:18
- Next sunrise
- 08:20
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 15m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:22 – 09:06
- 2☽︎ Moon09:06 – 09:51
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:51 – 10:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:36 – 11:20
- 5♂︎ Mars11:20 – 12:05
- 6☉︎ Sun12:05 – 12:50
- 7♀︎ Venus12:50 – 13:35
- 8☿︎ Mercury13:35 – 14:19
- 9☽︎ Moon14:19 – 15:04
- 10♄︎ Saturn15:04 – 15:49
- 11♃︎ Jupiter15:49 – 16:33
- 12♂︎ Mars16:33 – 17:18
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun17:18 – 18:33
- 2♀︎ Venus18:33 – 19:49
- 3☿︎ Mercury19:49 – 21:04
- 4☽︎ Moon21:04 – 22:19
- 5♄︎ Saturn22:19 – 23:34
- 6♃︎ Jupiter23:34 – 00:49
- 7♂︎ Mars00:49 – 02:04
- 8☉︎ Sun02:04 – 03:20
- 9♀︎ Venus03:20 – 04:35
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:35 – 05:50
- 11☽︎ Moon05:50 – 07:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:05 – 08:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Liège?
On Wednesday, 26 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:22 and sets at 17:18: the day lasts 8h 57m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:20, lasts 15h 02m: twelve night hours of 1h 15m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:22 to 09:06: 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.