Planetary hours
in Liverpool.
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, 3 December 2025: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:07
- Sunset
- 15:55
- Next sunrise
- 08:08
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:07 – 08:46
- 2☽︎ Moon08:46 – 09:25
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:25 – 10:04
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:04 – 10:43
- 5♂︎ Mars10:43 – 11:22
- 6☉︎ Sun11:22 – 12:01
- 7♀︎ Venus12:01 – 12:40
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:40 – 13:19
- 9☽︎ Moon13:19 – 13:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:58 – 14:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:37 – 15:16
- 12♂︎ Mars15:16 – 15:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:55 – 17:16
- 2♀︎ Venus17:16 – 18:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:37 – 19:59
- 4☽︎ Moon19:59 – 21:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:20 – 22:41
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:41 – 00:02
- 7♂︎ Mars00:02 – 01:23
- 8☉︎ Sun01:23 – 02:44
- 9♀︎ Venus02:44 – 04:05
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:05 – 05:26
- 11☽︎ Moon05:26 – 06:47
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:47 – 08:08
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Liverpool?
On Wednesday, 3 December 2025, the Sun rises at 08:07 and sets at 15:55: the day lasts 7h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:08, lasts 16h 13m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:07 to 08:46: 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.