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, 7 January 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:25
- Sunset
- 16:11
- Next sunrise
- 08:24
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:25 – 09:04
- 2☽︎ Moon09:04 – 09:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:43 – 10:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:21 – 11:00
- 5♂︎ Mars11:00 – 11:39
- 6☉︎ Sun11:39 – 12:18
- 7♀︎ Venus12:18 – 12:57
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:57 – 13:35
- 9☽︎ Moon13:35 – 14:14
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:14 – 14:53
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:53 – 15:32
- 12♂︎ Mars15:32 – 16:11
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:11 – 17:32
- 2♀︎ Venus17:32 – 18:53
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:53 – 20:14
- 4☽︎ Moon20:14 – 21:35
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:35 – 22:56
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:56 – 00:18
- 7♂︎ Mars00:18 – 01:39
- 8☉︎ Sun01:39 – 03:00
- 9♀︎ Venus03:00 – 04:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:21 – 05:42
- 11☽︎ Moon05:42 – 07:03
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:03 – 08:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Liverpool?
On Wednesday, 7 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:25 and sets at 16:11: the day lasts 7h 46m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:24, lasts 16h 14m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:25 to 09:04: 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.