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 Tuesday, 18 August 2026: day of Mars
- Sunrise
- 05:56
- Sunset
- 20:33
- Next sunrise
- 05:58
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1♂︎ Mars05:56 – 07:09
- 2☉︎ Sun07:09 – 08:22
- 3♀︎ Venus08:22 – 09:35
- 4☿︎ Mercury09:35 – 10:49
- 5☽︎ Moon10:49 – 12:02
- 6♄︎ Saturn12:02 – 13:15
- 7♃︎ Jupiter13:15 – 14:28
- 8♂︎ Mars14:28 – 15:41
- 9☉︎ Sun15:41 – 16:54
- 10♀︎ Venus16:54 – 18:07
- 11☿︎ Mercury18:07 – 19:20
- 12☽︎ Moon19:20 – 20:33
Night
- 1♄︎ Saturn20:33 – 21:20
- 2♃︎ Jupiter21:20 – 22:07
- 3♂︎ Mars22:07 – 22:54
- 4☉︎ Sun22:54 – 23:41
- 5♀︎ Venus23:41 – 00:28
- 6☿︎ Mercury00:28 – 01:16
- 7☽︎ Moon01:16 – 02:03
- 8♄︎ Saturn02:03 – 02:50
- 9♃︎ Jupiter02:50 – 03:37
- 10♂︎ Mars03:37 – 04:24
- 11☉︎ Sun04:24 – 05:11
- 12♀︎ Venus05:11 – 05:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Liverpool?
On Tuesday, 18 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:56 and sets at 20:33: the day lasts 14h 37m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:58, lasts 9h 25m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mars, from 05:56 to 07:09: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, then Mars 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.