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, 19 August 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 05:58
- Sunset
- 20:31
- Next sunrise
- 06:00
A day hour lasts 1h 13m; a night hour, 47 min. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury05:58 – 07:11
- 2☽︎ Moon07:11 – 08:23
- 3♄︎ Saturn08:23 – 09:36
- 4♃︎ Jupiter09:36 – 10:49
- 5♂︎ Mars10:49 – 12:02
- 6☉︎ Sun12:02 – 13:14
- 7♀︎ Venus13:14 – 14:27
- 8☿︎ Mercury14:27 – 15:40
- 9☽︎ Moon15:40 – 16:53
- 10♄︎ Saturn16:53 – 18:05
- 11♃︎ Jupiter18:05 – 19:18
- 12♂︎ Mars19:18 – 20:31
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun20:31 – 21:18
- 2♀︎ Venus21:18 – 22:06
- 3☿︎ Mercury22:06 – 22:53
- 4☽︎ Moon22:53 – 23:41
- 5♄︎ Saturn23:41 – 00:28
- 6♃︎ Jupiter00:28 – 01:15
- 7♂︎ Mars01:15 – 02:03
- 8☉︎ Sun02:03 – 02:50
- 9♀︎ Venus02:50 – 03:38
- 10☿︎ Mercury03:38 – 04:25
- 11☽︎ Moon04:25 – 05:12
- 12♄︎ Saturn05:12 – 06:00
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Liverpool?
On Wednesday, 19 August 2026, the Sun rises at 05:58 and sets at 20:31: the day lasts 14h 33m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 13m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:00, lasts 9h 29m: twelve night hours of 47 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 05:58 to 07:11: 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.