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, 17 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:39
- Sunset
- 19:48
- Next sunrise
- 05:39
A day hour lasts 1h 11m; a night hour, 49 min. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:39 – 06:49
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:49 – 08:00
- 3☽︎ Moon08:00 – 09:11
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:11 – 10:22
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:22 – 11:32
- 6♂︎ Mars11:32 – 12:43
- 7☉︎ Sun12:43 – 13:54
- 8♀︎ Venus13:54 – 15:05
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:05 – 16:15
- 10☽︎ Moon16:15 – 17:26
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:26 – 18:37
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:37 – 19:48
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:48 – 20:37
- 2☉︎ Sun20:37 – 21:26
- 3♀︎ Venus21:26 – 22:16
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:16 – 23:05
- 5☽︎ Moon23:05 – 23:54
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:54 – 00:43
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:43 – 01:33
- 8♂︎ Mars01:33 – 02:22
- 9☉︎ Sun02:22 – 03:11
- 10♀︎ Venus03:11 – 04:01
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:01 – 04:50
- 12☽︎ Moon04:50 – 05:39
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aley?
On Friday, 17 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 19:48: the day lasts 14h 09m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 11m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:39, lasts 9h 52m: twelve night hours of 49 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:39 to 06:49: 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.