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, 29 January 2028: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 08:18
- Sunset
- 17:23
- Next sunrise
- 08:16
A day hour lasts 45 min; a night hour, 1h 14m. Local time (Europe/Brussels).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn08:18 – 09:03
- 2♃︎ Jupiter09:03 – 09:49
- 3♂︎ Mars09:49 – 10:34
- 4☉︎ Sun10:34 – 11:20
- 5♀︎ Venus11:20 – 12:05
- 6☿︎ Mercury12:05 – 12:51
- 7☽︎ Moon12:51 – 13:36
- 8♄︎ Saturn13:36 – 14:21
- 9♃︎ Jupiter14:21 – 15:07
- 10♂︎ Mars15:07 – 15:52
- 11☉︎ Sun15:52 – 16:38
- 12♀︎ Venus16:38 – 17:23
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury17:23 – 18:38
- 2☽︎ Moon18:38 – 19:52
- 3♄︎ Saturn19:52 – 21:07
- 4♃︎ Jupiter21:07 – 22:21
- 5♂︎ Mars22:21 – 23:35
- 6☉︎ Sun23:35 – 00:50
- 7♀︎ Venus00:50 – 02:04
- 8☿︎ Mercury02:04 – 03:19
- 9☽︎ Moon03:19 – 04:33
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:33 – 05:47
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:47 – 07:02
- 12♂︎ Mars07:02 – 08:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Liège?
On Saturday, 29 January 2028, the Sun rises at 08:18 and sets at 17:23: the day lasts 9h 06m, that is twelve day hours of 45 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:16, lasts 14h 53m: twelve night hours of 1h 14m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 08:18 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.