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, 9 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:15
- Sunset
- 15:53
- Next sunrise
- 08:16
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:15 – 08:53
- 2☽︎ Moon08:53 – 09:31
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:31 – 10:09
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:09 – 10:47
- 5♂︎ Mars10:47 – 11:25
- 6☉︎ Sun11:25 – 12:04
- 7♀︎ Venus12:04 – 12:42
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:42 – 13:20
- 9☽︎ Moon13:20 – 13:58
- 10♄︎ Saturn13:58 – 14:36
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:36 – 15:15
- 12♂︎ Mars15:15 – 15:53
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:53 – 17:15
- 2♀︎ Venus17:15 – 18:37
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:37 – 19:58
- 4☽︎ Moon19:58 – 21:20
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:20 – 22:42
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:42 – 00:04
- 7♂︎ Mars00:04 – 01:26
- 8☉︎ Sun01:26 – 02:48
- 9♀︎ Venus02:48 – 04:10
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:10 – 05:32
- 11☽︎ Moon05:32 – 06:54
- 12♄︎ Saturn06:54 – 08:16
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Liverpool?
On Wednesday, 9 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:15 and sets at 15:53: the day lasts 7h 38m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:16, lasts 16h 23m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:15 to 08:53: 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.