Planetary hours
in Aley.
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 Friday, 3 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:31
- Sunset
- 19:52
- Next sunrise
- 05:31
A day hour lasts 1h 12m; a night hour, 48 min. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:31 – 06:43
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:43 – 07:54
- 3☽︎ Moon07:54 – 09:06
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:06 – 10:18
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:18 – 11:30
- 6♂︎ Mars11:30 – 12:41
- 7☉︎ Sun12:41 – 13:53
- 8♀︎ Venus13:53 – 15:05
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:05 – 16:17
- 10☽︎ Moon16:17 – 17:28
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:28 – 18:40
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:40 – 19:52
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:52 – 20:40
- 2☉︎ Sun20:40 – 21:28
- 3♀︎ Venus21:28 – 22:17
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:17 – 23:05
- 5☽︎ Moon23:05 – 23:53
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:53 – 00:42
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:42 – 01:30
- 8♂︎ Mars01:30 – 02:18
- 9☉︎ Sun02:18 – 03:06
- 10♀︎ Venus03:06 – 03:55
- 11☿︎ Mercury03:55 – 04:43
- 12☽︎ Moon04:43 – 05:31
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aley?
On Friday, 3 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 19:52: the day lasts 14h 21m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 12m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:31, lasts 9h 40m: twelve night hours of 48 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:31 to 06:43: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus 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.