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, 23 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:26
- Sunset
- 15:55
- Next sunrise
- 08:26
A day hour lasts 37 min; a night hour, 1h 23m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:26 – 09:03
- 2☽︎ Moon09:03 – 09:41
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:41 – 10:18
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:18 – 10:56
- 5♂︎ Mars10:56 – 11:33
- 6☉︎ Sun11:33 – 12:10
- 7♀︎ Venus12:10 – 12:48
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:48 – 13:25
- 9☽︎ Moon13:25 – 14:03
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:03 – 14:40
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:40 – 15:18
- 12♂︎ Mars15:18 – 15:55
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun15:55 – 17:18
- 2♀︎ Venus17:18 – 18:40
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:40 – 20:03
- 4☽︎ Moon20:03 – 21:26
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:26 – 22:48
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:48 – 00:11
- 7♂︎ Mars00:11 – 01:33
- 8☉︎ Sun01:33 – 02:56
- 9♀︎ Venus02:56 – 04:18
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:18 – 05:41
- 11☽︎ Moon05:41 – 07:04
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:04 – 08:26
Other cities · United Kingdom
Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Liverpool?
On Wednesday, 23 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:26 and sets at 15:55: the day lasts 7h 29m, that is twelve day hours of 37 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:26, lasts 16h 31m: twelve night hours of 1h 23m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:26 to 09:03: 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.