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, 5 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:34
- Sunset
- 21:00
- Next sunrise
- 05:36
A day hour lasts 1h 17m; a night hour, 43 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:34 – 06:51
- 2☽︎ Moon06:51 – 08:08
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:08 – 09:25
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:25 – 10:43
- 5♂︎ Mars10:43 – 12:00
- 6☉︎ Sun12:00 – 13:17
- 7♀︎ Venus13:17 – 14:34
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:34 – 15:51
- 9☽︎ Moon15:51 – 17:08
- 10♄︎ Saturn17:08 – 18:25
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:25 – 19:43
- 12♂︎ Mars19:43 – 21:00
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun21:00 – 21:43
- 2♀︎ Venus21:43 – 22:26
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:26 – 23:09
- 4☽︎ Moon23:09 – 23:52
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:52 – 00:35
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:35 – 01:18
- 7♂︎ Mars01:18 – 02:01
- 8☉︎ Sun02:01 – 02:44
- 9♀︎ Venus02:44 – 03:27
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:27 – 04:10
- 11☽︎ Moon04:10 – 04:53
- 12♄︎ Saturn04:53 – 05:36
Other cities · United Kingdom
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Liverpool?
On Wednesday, 5 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:34 and sets at 21:00: the day lasts 15h 26m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 17m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:36, lasts 8h 36m: twelve night hours of 43 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:34 to 06:51: 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.
On a computer? Scan this code with your phone.
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.