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, 24 July 2026: day of Venus
- Sunrise
- 05:43
- Sunset
- 19:44
- Next sunrise
- 05:44
A day hour lasts 1h 10m; a night hour, 50 min. Local time (Asia/Beirut).
Day
- 1♀︎ Venus05:43 – 06:53
- 2☿︎ Mercury06:53 – 08:03
- 3☽︎ Moon08:03 – 09:13
- 4♄︎ Saturn09:13 – 10:23
- 5♃︎ Jupiter10:23 – 11:33
- 6♂︎ Mars11:33 – 12:43
- 7☉︎ Sun12:43 – 13:53
- 8♀︎ Venus13:53 – 15:04
- 9☿︎ Mercury15:04 – 16:14
- 10☽︎ Moon16:14 – 17:24
- 11♄︎ Saturn17:24 – 18:34
- 12♃︎ Jupiter18:34 – 19:44
Night
- 1♂︎ Mars19:44 – 20:34
- 2☉︎ Sun20:34 – 21:24
- 3♀︎ Venus21:24 – 22:14
- 4☿︎ Mercury22:14 – 23:04
- 5☽︎ Moon23:04 – 23:54
- 6♄︎ Saturn23:54 – 00:44
- 7♃︎ Jupiter00:44 – 01:34
- 8♂︎ Mars01:34 – 02:24
- 9☉︎ Sun02:24 – 03:14
- 10♀︎ Venus03:14 – 04:04
- 11☿︎ Mercury04:04 – 04:54
- 12☽︎ Moon04:54 – 05:44
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Aley?
On Friday, 24 July 2026, the Sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 19:44: the day lasts 14h 01m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 10m. The night, until the next sunrise at 05:44, lasts 10h 00m: twelve night hours of 50 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Venus, from 05:43 to 06:53: 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.