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 Thursday, 8 January 2026: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 08:24
- Sunset
- 16:12
- Next sunrise
- 08:24
A day hour lasts 39 min; a night hour, 1h 21m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter08:24 – 09:03
- 2♂︎ Mars09:03 – 09:42
- 3☉︎ Sun09:42 – 10:21
- 4♀︎ Venus10:21 – 11:00
- 5☿︎ Mercury11:00 – 11:39
- 6☽︎ Moon11:39 – 12:18
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:18 – 12:57
- 8♃︎ Jupiter12:57 – 13:36
- 9♂︎ Mars13:36 – 14:15
- 10☉︎ Sun14:15 – 14:54
- 11♀︎ Venus14:54 – 15:33
- 12☿︎ Mercury15:33 – 16:12
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon16:12 – 17:33
- 2♄︎ Saturn17:33 – 18:54
- 3♃︎ Jupiter18:54 – 20:15
- 4♂︎ Mars20:15 – 21:36
- 5☉︎ Sun21:36 – 22:57
- 6♀︎ Venus22:57 – 00:18
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:18 – 01:39
- 8☽︎ Moon01:39 – 03:00
- 9♄︎ Saturn03:00 – 04:21
- 10♃︎ Jupiter04:21 – 05:42
- 11♂︎ Mars05:42 – 07:03
- 12☉︎ Sun07:03 – 08:24
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Liverpool?
On Thursday, 8 January 2026, the Sun rises at 08:24 and sets at 16:12: the day lasts 7h 48m, that is twelve day hours of 39 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:24, lasts 16h 12m: twelve night hours of 1h 21m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 08:24 to 09:03: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter 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.