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 Sunday, 17 May 2026: day of the Sun
- Sunrise
- 05:08
- Sunset
- 21:08
- Next sunrise
- 05:07
A day hour lasts 1h 20m; a night hour, 40 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☉︎ Sun05:08 – 06:28
- 2♀︎ Venus06:28 – 07:48
- 3☿︎ Mercury07:48 – 09:08
- 4☽︎ Moon09:08 – 10:28
- 5♄︎ Saturn10:28 – 11:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter11:48 – 13:08
- 7♂︎ Mars13:08 – 14:28
- 8☉︎ Sun14:28 – 15:48
- 9♀︎ Venus15:48 – 17:08
- 10☿︎ Mercury17:08 – 18:28
- 11☽︎ Moon18:28 – 19:48
- 12♄︎ Saturn19:48 – 21:08
Night
- 1♃︎ Jupiter21:08 – 21:48
- 2♂︎ Mars21:48 – 22:28
- 3☉︎ Sun22:28 – 23:08
- 4♀︎ Venus23:08 – 23:48
- 5☿︎ Mercury23:48 – 00:28
- 6☽︎ Moon00:28 – 01:08
- 7♄︎ Saturn01:08 – 01:47
- 8♃︎ Jupiter01:47 – 02:27
- 9♂︎ Mars02:27 – 03:07
- 10☉︎ Sun03:07 – 03:47
- 11♀︎ Venus03:47 – 04:27
- 12☿︎ Mercury04:27 – 05:07
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Liverpool?
On Sunday, 17 May 2026, the Sun rises at 05:08 and sets at 21:08: the day lasts 16h 00m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 20m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:07, lasts 7h 58m: twelve night hours of 40 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
The Sun, from 05:08 to 06:28: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, then the Sun 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.