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, 30 December 2026: day of Mercury
- Sunrise
- 08:27
- Sunset
- 16:01
- Next sunrise
- 08:27
A day hour lasts 38 min; a night hour, 1h 22m. Local time (Europe/London).
Day
- 1☿︎ Mercury08:27 – 09:05
- 2☽︎ Moon09:05 – 09:43
- 3♄︎ Saturn09:43 – 10:21
- 4♃︎ Jupiter10:21 – 10:58
- 5♂︎ Mars10:58 – 11:36
- 6☉︎ Sun11:36 – 12:14
- 7♀︎ Venus12:14 – 12:52
- 8☿︎ Mercury12:52 – 13:30
- 9☽︎ Moon13:30 – 14:07
- 10♄︎ Saturn14:07 – 14:45
- 11♃︎ Jupiter14:45 – 15:23
- 12♂︎ Mars15:23 – 16:01
Night
- 1☉︎ Sun16:01 – 17:23
- 2♀︎ Venus17:23 – 18:45
- 3☿︎ Mercury18:45 – 20:07
- 4☽︎ Moon20:07 – 21:30
- 5♄︎ Saturn21:30 – 22:52
- 6♃︎ Jupiter22:52 – 00:14
- 7♂︎ Mars00:14 – 01:36
- 8☉︎ Sun01:36 – 02:58
- 9♀︎ Venus02:58 – 04:21
- 10☿︎ Mercury04:21 – 05:43
- 11☽︎ Moon05:43 – 07:05
- 12♄︎ Saturn07:05 – 08:27
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Liverpool?
On Wednesday, 30 December 2026, the Sun rises at 08:27 and sets at 16:01: the day lasts 7h 34m, that is twelve day hours of 38 min. The night, until the next sunrise at 08:27, lasts 16h 26m: twelve night hours of 1h 22m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Mercury, from 08:27 to 09:05: 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.